Portsmouth Cadet?

[Jelly Terror]

Is this fine, young chap with the Portsmouth badge a cadet? Not quite sure who wore this badge.

With thanks,

JT

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[POMPEY621]

Looks to me like Portsmouth Grammar school OTC.

Steve

[Alan O]

Yes it is Portsmouth OTC. The hat suggests pre 1940.

[Jelly Terror]

Originally Posted by POMPEY621

Looks to me like Portsmouth Grammar school OTC.

Steve

Originally Posted by Alan O

Yes it is Portsmouth OTC. The hat suggests pre 1940.

Thank you, gents.

Regards,

JT

[Mike H]

The badge is still worn today.

[Jelly Terror]

Originally Posted by Mike H

The badge is still worn today.

That's interesting, Mike. Makes me now think which cap badges in the British Army have had the longest period of use, unchanged.

Many thanks,

JT

[grumpy]

Rank chevrons for starters, c.1800 and going strong.
Good conduct badges 1836 and going strong, at least in theory.

[Hoot]

Originally Posted by Jelly Terror

That's interesting, Mike. Makes me now think which cap badges in the British Army have had the longest period of use, unchanged.

Many thanks,

JT

JT, the Brigade of Guards should answer that one.

[Jelly Terror]

Originally Posted by grumpy

Rank chevrons for starters, c.1800 and going strong.
Good conduct badges 1836 and going strong, at least in theory.

Rank chevrons. I was thinking only of cap badges, but I suppose there must be all kinds of unaltered insignia that dates back to time immemorial.

Originally Posted by Hoot

JT, the Brigade of Guards should answer that one.

Ah yes, the Guards. Comparable to the RA (monarch/crown changes notwithstanding) or am I way off?

Thanks chaps,

JT

[manchesters]

The RA cap badge only came into being after the death of Queen Victoria so not an old badge really, but certainly the 3 eldest Guards Regiments.

regards

[Jelly Terror]

Originally Posted by manchesters

The RA cap badge only came into being after the death of Queen Victoria so not an old badge really, but certainly the 3 eldest Guards Regiments.

regards

Relatively recent then. Thank you.

JT

[fougasse1940]

King's Own Scottish Borderers 1871- 2006? Designation changed from King's Own borderers to King's Own Scottish Borderers in 1887, and the Crowns changed, but the design remained the same.

Rgds, Thomas

[grumpy]

sorry about rank badges ...... should have paid more attention.

[Jelly Terror]

Originally Posted by grumpy

sorry about rank badges ...... should have paid more attention.

Not at all. All good.

Originally Posted by fougasse1940

King's Own Scottish Borderers 1871- 2006? Designation changed from King's Own borderers to King's Own Scottish Borderers in 1887, and the Crowns changed, but the design remained the same.

Rgds, Thomas

Without wishing to sound dour or disrespectful, I don't suppose it will be too long before the crown changes once again. It'll seem odd to someone like me who was born within Her Majesty's reign, and who has only ever really known the St. Edward's Crown.

What is the protocol; will the next male monarch wear the Imperial State Crown (as per George VI). Is that a given?

With thanks,

JT

[grumpy]

As a matter of interest there were very firm directives about the new sovereign's crown when Q Victoria died. These are in the RAClothing Dept ledger ...... exact specifications, sketch, mandatory etc. etc.

Nevertheless the existing QVC managed to hang on for years on veterans' items and in stores to be used up first. And of course a few Guelphic and other unusual crowns clung on.

I dare say nobody will get very uptight next time, only a few old diehards and collectors!