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Badges of the 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars.
Hi Guys,
Here's my small collection of 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars badges. Enjoy! Mick
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Very nice Mick, be aware that according to Bernard Cox, The Dress Distinctions of the VIII King's Royal Irish Hussars as Worn at the time of the Amalgamation of the Regiment in 1958, Langridge's Military Publications 1959 the QC O/R Badge was not worn by the regiment.
scans of the appropriate page here... https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...+irish+hussars John |
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That scanned page on that thread says that the QC collars were worn by officers and the RSM on No 1 dress. At least that is my interpretation of it. I had to enlarge it a bit to read it. Mick
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Yes Mick that is correct, the book documents what Bernard Cox observed and learned from the regiment regarding its dress distinctions at the point at which it ceased to exist and was amalgamated with the 4th Hussars.
What you see is a regiment in transition with officers and the RSM having partially adopted QC insignia, he records that, * QC versions of the officers cap badge were in use and worn side by side with KC versions * Bronzed QC versions of the service dress collar badges (Officers and RSM) were in use again worn side by side with KC versions. * QC versions of the silver and gilt collar badges for no 1 and no 3 dress were in use. with regard to other ranks he states that QC cap badges and QC collar badges were "never worn within the regiment". John |
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Nice display Mick, even though the QC ORs was allegedly not worn, I think you need it for completion of the set. There may be different evidence come to light later.
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8th Hussars
Hi Mick
Nice group. Here is a photo of my collection. I agree with John that the QC badge was not worn in the regiment but I have included a copy in my collection simply because it's a nice quality item. Regards Bob |
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Thanks guys for your comments and sharing pics of your badges.
Mick
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PC Badge
Hi Bob,
Loving that Provost Cpl arm badge , very nice seen both these in wear by Provost Sgt/Cpl. QRIH/QRH Great find. 3748 Hussar |
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Hi Mick
Very nice mate, I think that I have most / all of those except for the Bullion ones. Regards Phil. |
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Provost Cpl
Was the Provost cpl badge worn on an armband?
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Provost
Yep , worn on an armband between PC / PS
Will have a look to see I have photos 3748 Hussar |
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