Good Conduct chevrons. - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Hoot · #1 12-06-18, 05:32 PM

Can anybody tell me if good conduct chevrons were ever awarded for less than two years service in the British Army please?.

grumpy · #2 12-06-18, 06:05 PM

Never for the regular army

The VF/TF and Militia/SR are a slightly greyer area as less well documented but I am pretty sure also never.

Colonial and Commonwealth forces in war time also not entirely transparent.

Hoot · #3 12-06-18, 07:17 PM

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Never for the regular army

The VF/TF and Militia/SR are a slightly greyer area as less well documented but I am pretty sure also never.

Colonial and Commonwealth forces in war time also not entirely transparent.

Thanks Grumpy, that is what I thought. The reason I ask is because of the news today concerning a former Lance Corporal of the Royal Fusiliers and taxi driver murderer. I recall him being at Catterick Barracks, Bielefeld during his trial and he was wearing a good conduct chevron on his left sleeve. As I understand it he was born on the 30th April 1947 and enlisted in 1965 at the age of 18 so after April 30th that year. He murdered the unfortunate Felix Reese on the 3rd of December 1966 and was found guilty and sentenced early the following year. I just don't get it.

fairlie63 · #4 13-06-18, 09:18 AM

Dodgy mob those Royal Fusiliers, must be all the bourbon they drink

leigh kitchen · #5 13-06-18, 06:44 PM

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Dodgy mob those Royal Fusiliers, must be all the bourbon they drink

I resemble that nasturtium.
It's a case of Intravenous rather than drinking nowadays anyway (blood group JB by the way, if any of you are donors).

54Bty · #6 13-06-18, 06:31 PM

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Thanks Grumpy, that is what I thought. The reason I ask is because of the news today concerning a former Lance Corporal of the Royal Fusiliers and taxi driver murderer. I recall him being at Catterick Barracks, Bielefeld during his trial and he was wearing a good conduct chevron on his left sleeve. As I understand it he was born on the 30th April 1947 and enlisted in 1965 at the age of 18 so after April 30th that year. He murdered the unfortunate Felix Reese on the 3rd of December 1966 and was found guilty and sentenced early the following year. I just don't get it.

Maybe a borrowed Uniform.

Marc

Hoot · #7 13-06-18, 06:57 PM

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Maybe a borrowed Uniform.

Marc

If it was borrowed then surely somebody would have noticed the chevron, unless it was somebody with a perverse sense of humour.

leigh kitchen · #8 13-06-18, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoot

Thanks Grumpy, that is what I thought. The reason I ask is because of the news today concerning a former Lance Corporal of the Royal Fusiliers and taxi driver murderer. I recall him being at Catterick Barracks, Bielefeld during his trial and he was wearing a good conduct chevron on his left sleeve. As I understand it he was born on the 30th April 1947 and enlisted in 1965 at the age of 18 so after April 30th that year. He murdered the unfortunate Felix Reese on the 3rd of December 1966 and was found guilty and sentenced early the following year. I just don't get it.

Ah, a certain Mr Grantham I presume?
Has he sniffed it then? Or murdered someone else?

Hoot · #9 13-06-18, 07:13 PM

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Ah, a certain Mr Grantham I presume?
Has he sniffed it then? Or murdered someone else?

You presume correctly. He's still alive at the moment so I hear. As for the question of murder, by calling himself an actor he's been getting away with murder for a good forty years. Mind you, the reason he's around today and living free is because he got away with murder in the first place. Bless you Lizel Reese.

grey_green_acorn · #10 13-06-18, 08:27 PM

A picture might be of interest!

Tim

Mike_2817 · #11 03-04-20, 10:32 AM

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You presume correctly. He's still alive at the moment so I hear. As for the question of murder, by calling himself an actor he's been getting away with murder for a good forty years. Mind you, the reason he's around today and living free is because he got away with murder in the first place. Bless you Lizel Reese.

Leslie Michael Grantham (30 April 1947 – 15 June 2018) was an English actor, best known for his role as "Dirty" Den Watts in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

Brown Bread mate..