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Old 27-04-20, 08:50 AM
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I take it everyone has now heard about the Antiques Roadhow find last night....last piece to be shown! Amazing..worht a watch on iplayer!
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Old 27-04-20, 09:09 AM
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What a collection! Have to admit I had never heard of M Detachment let alone knew it had its own arm title.

Proves it's still out there and that we all have something to learn.

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Old 27-04-20, 09:13 AM
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Old 27-04-20, 09:18 AM
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What a collection! Have to admit I had never heard of M Detachment let alone knew it had its own arm title.

Proves it's still out there and that we all have something to learn.

Jon
Found a mention of M Detachment :

"The SBS was headquartered in Athlit, south of Haifa, around this time and comprised a force approximately 250 strong, with L, S and M detachments."
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Old 27-04-20, 09:21 AM
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Stunning items,how accurate was the valuation ?
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Old 27-04-20, 09:22 AM
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Thanks for the info. I found something similar on the Paradata website.

Can anyone with the technical know how let me have an image of the M Detachment title as I plan to write it up in the Military Heraldry Society's Journal.

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Old 27-04-20, 09:32 AM
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Hi Jon,

Here's a screenshot:

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Old 27-04-20, 09:51 AM
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Very many thanks.

The info about there being three detachments does of course suggest that there may also be similar titles for L and S Detachments...

Jon

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Give it a week and I am sure you will find all 3 titles available on ebay, probably sewn onto a bit of blanket.

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Old 27-04-20, 11:56 AM
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.....interesting 44 pattern wing, and Malaya SAS wing ...some debate as its issue and use in WW2..but seems very plausible...steve
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Not sure what museum he was referring to that didn't have one. I believe the SBS do not have a museum.
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Not sure what museum he was referring to that didn't have one. I believe the SBS do not have a museum.
M.Detachment and the then S.B.S were at that time officially part of the S.A.S , so I guess that he may have been referring to 'The Special Air Service Regimental Museum'.
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Old 27-04-20, 06:41 PM
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On a related note . SAS medals the Peter McAleese lot sold today for 25k.
I think the antiques roadshow guys stuff is far more historically relevant. Although PMc was a Para ,SAS,merc,Rhodesian SAS and 44Btn South African Army. I'm sure theres stuff that's not mentioned that he was involved in. His late brother was also SAS and his late nephew a C/Sjt in the Rifles.
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I didn't realise Peter McAleese's medals were on the market?
Is he RIP?
Interesting career, "left" the SAS twice I think it was, joined three times?
I still have a copy of "No Mean Soldier" (I was given it years ago by someone who was in 44 Bde).
I was told years ago that another edition of his book was being discussed, that he could add a lot more text with the benefit of hindsight although a quicker result may just involved additional photos.
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