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Any ideas ?
I have just won the attached with some other bits and pieces ( many of you may have seen the lot ) on E bay
The question is does anyone know what it is, it is one sided and is about 8" long. The vendor thought it might have a connection with Bristol. Any thoughts welcome P.B.
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Interested in all aspects of militaria/military history but especially insignia and history of non regular units with a Liverpool connection Members welcome in my private Facebook group “The Kings Liverpool Regiment ( 1685-1958 )” |
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I can't be sure of course but it look like a copy of a K Bty vehicle pennant probably made up to use as part of a presentation. I say copy because it's one sided and has no sewn in sleeve to slip over a radio aerial.
I have a very similar one in royal blue with R1 on it. Part of a presentation on handing over as senior FOO in 170 (Imjin) Fd Bty. R1 was the vehicle tac sign of my FV432. The frame also has a US Presidential Unit Citation bar (real US as opposed to British issue) because my C Troop was the one which won the citation alongside the Glosters at Imjin. We flew these pennants on the vehicles on mounted parades. These was a tradition of flying vehicle pennants in the desert in WW2. BC's veh had two on two separate aerials, 1stOP one, 2nd OP two on same mast. 3rd three on same mast. The idea was the BC could see who was who. But so could the enemy. Eddie |
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Thanks Eddie,
I have a Kings Regiment pennant which was flown from a Landrover Aerial ( see below ) It did not occur to me that the "K" badge might be a presentation piece-thanks for that. Would still like to know which unit it represents. Regards Peter
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There you go:
K (Hondeghem) Battery is a weapon locating Battery within 5 Regiment Royal Artillery. The Battery's methods of weapon locating are the Mobile Artillery Monitoring Battlefield Radar (MAMBA), the Counter Battery Radar (COBRA), the Advanced Soundranging Programme (ASP) and the Light Weight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR). Eddie |
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I was at one time the REME Bty fitter with K bty and never saw anything like this. I believe it's a Battery Captain's (Bty 2 IC) . The RA at the time I was with them used to have a letter marker for all vehicles and the battery 2IC was always known as the BC. If I remember correctly the CO carried the letter Z and the battery commanders an X .I seem to remeber that K bty as part of 5 Lt Regt (formerly 5RHA) tended to use the old RHA colours which were slightly different to RA. I might be wrong as it's 35 years since I left them.
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Many thanks
P.B.
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Interested in all aspects of militaria/military history but especially insignia and history of non regular units with a Liverpool connection Members welcome in my private Facebook group “The Kings Liverpool Regiment ( 1685-1958 )” |
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The Battery 2i/c is the BK Battery Captain with a K. The BC is the Battery Commander. |
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