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Old 03-09-20, 09:22 PM
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Info required on B squadron -Shropshire yeomanry Recently seen on a staff sgt mess dress uniform arm badge blue circle with 3 loggerheads Looks like cotton thread Was this worn by the Shropshire yeomanry /Queens own Mercian Yeomanry before becoming B squadron of the R M L Y or was it worn only in R M L Y The mess dress has the R M L Y mess dress wire embroidered collar badges The arm badge is one that I have not seen before
Hodges shows a squadron sergeant Majors mess dress wire embroidered rank badge single loggerhead
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Old 04-09-20, 05:47 PM
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David,the Shropshire Yeomanry are now part of the Royal Yeomanry. I drove past a huge banner declaring it in Telford .D Sqn I think.
I've seen the single Loggerhead arm badge in use.
Over the years they have been Mercian Yeomanry,Royal Lancastrian and Mercian Yeomanry and now Royal Yeomanry. The arm badges may have evolved over that period of time to whatever the current issue arm badge is.
Just looked at them online. There appears to be some sort of arm badge worn by all ranks on the left upper arm. But I cant make out what the actual badge is.

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Mike I follow the Shropshire yeo -Mercian/R M L Y and now R Y
I'm not very good with links ,but if you have time go on ebay -BRITISH ARMY SHROPSHIRE YEOMANRY MERCIAN MESS DRESS seller is sabastian 1196 You will see the arm badge
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Floreat Salopia - Shrewsbury coat of arms - Three Loggerheads

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Tim many thanks , have you any more information on this arm badge ???
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These are Shropshire Yeomanry collar badges with the three loggerheads - JSP768 Description: Badge, Organisation, Collar. Soldiers, Shropshire Yeomanry. Squadrons of QOMY and 35th (South Midlands) Signals Regiment (V). Also worn by Soldiers of HQ Squadron Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry. Aluminium. Anodised gold finish. NSN 8455-99-973-9740 Pattern No 19365

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Tim I have a couple of sets of these collars on various regimental '' boards '' What I require is information on the arm badge as on the mess dress shown I do have a lot of information on the insignia of all the squadrons of the R M L Y but nothing on this arm badge
Recently obtained the scarce T R F for D squadron and cap badge for B sqd complete with all its backing I also have the grey felt backing but not on the badge
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Tim I have a couple of sets of these collars on various regimental '' boards '' What I require is information on the arm badge as on the mess dress shown I do have a lot of information on the insignia of all the squadrons of the R M L Y but nothing on this arm badge
Recently obtained the scarce T R F for D squadron and cap badge for B sqd complete with all its backing I also have the grey felt backing but not on the badge
David
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Do you have pics of the D Sqn TRF and B Sqn badge?

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Here is the mess kit jacket with Loggerheads arm badge.

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Perhaps a personal affectation by a long serving Shropshire Yeoman using a trimmed down Shrewsbury Town Football Club badge?

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To me items like this is what makes the insignia of local units so fascinating.

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Tim I think you may be on the right line most of the circular badges that would match have the date 1886 on them The nearest that I can see is a 1980 1981 retro football shirt , red tongue present I know this is many years before the formation of the R M LY 1992
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Hi David,

Do you have pics of the D Sqn TRF and B Sqn badge?

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Bob re your badge with the cheshire collars -C sqd I have the backing as dark blue/mustard [yellowish ] and the badge with the greyish backing next to D sqd collars I have this backing as B squadron information obtained from ex member of the regiment from Telford
A sqd I have the collars worn as the staffs bear and pole and the ones that you show as worn in the Royal Yeomanry now B sqd Bob having stated the above I must admit that I find it hard with the moving about of the yeomanry regiments
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