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10-08-16, 03:46 AM
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Monty,in colour...with and without cap.....
© IWM (TR 1040)
Commander of the Eighth Army General Sir Bernard Montgomery taken during a visit to England. http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...0389/large.jpg © IWM (TR 1038) http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib...0387/large.jpg Something rarely seen.....
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10-08-16, 09:32 AM
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Almost all photos of Monty show him wearing the RTR cap badge but I've seen one of him wearing a North Staffs cap badge , has anyone photos of him wearing any different badges?
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10-08-16, 10:51 AM
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10-08-16, 11:02 AM
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Monty’s beret was presented to him before the battle of El Alamein, fought in October 1942, where he led his men to a decisive victory. Douglas Shardlow, who served in B Squadron, 6th Royal Tank Regiment, explained why…
“…During the Western Desert Campaign… he frequently wore an Australian bush hat which was quite unsuitable when travelling in a tank. At the time, the 6th Royal Tank Regiment had been taken out of the line because they had suffered very badly. It was at this time that B Squadron was allotted to act as a sort of bodyguard to Monty. It was Sgt. Jock Fraser of B Squadron who gave Monty the beret which became so famous thereafter. Jock was not the kind of chap that went around boasting of this but it was a part of the history of the then Squadron that one of their number had had a hand in what became the most famous piece of Army headgear in the world.” When donated to the Tank Museum in 1945 Monty said: This beret was given to me by a Sgt. in the RTR, the NCO in command of my tank during the Battle of Alamein in October 1942. It was worn by me from Alamein to Tunis when it was so dirty that I got a new one; it was the Sgt’s own beret. I added my General’s badge to it and have worn the black beret with two badges ever since…” The Tank Museum knows little else about James `Jock` Fraser. Any further information would be gratefully received". Tim
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"Manui dat cognitio vires - Knowledge gives strength to the arm" "Better to know it but not need it than to need it and not know it!" "Have more than thou showest, speak less than thou knowest." Last edited by grey_green_acorn; 14-08-16 at 08:18 AM.
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16-08-16, 06:17 PM
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I like to post this photo on American WW2 Forums with the caption- "The best general of WW2."
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