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Old 03-03-12, 02:30 PM
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Can anyone shead any light on this DRAKE shoulder title.Is there a missing numeral and if so what number would it be?
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Old 03-03-12, 03:45 PM
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1st Naval Brigade
1st (Drake) Bn
so should be a number 1 on shoulder title
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Old 03-03-12, 04:00 PM
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1st Naval Brigade
1st (Drake) Bn
so should be a number 1 on shoulder title
regards Julian
I thought the RND battalions were named not numbered so there would only have needed to be a numeral if the title was RND surely.
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Old 03-03-12, 04:03 PM
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Julian many thanks.
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Old 03-03-12, 04:12 PM
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RND Battalions
were numbered and named
1st Brigade
1st Drake 2nd Hawke 3rd Benbow 4th Collingwood
2nd Brigade
5th Nelson 6th Howe 7th Hood 8th Anson
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were numbered and named
1st Brigade
1st Drake 2nd Hawke 3rd Benbow 4th Collingwood
2nd Brigade
5th Nelson 6th Howe 7th Hood 8th Anson
That's more or less what I said , if for example, the !st battalion of the !st Brigade was the Drake battalion why would it need a number over it unless it was 1/RND?
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I understand that the titles where issued with numbers, but as the R.N.D where after all Navy they often didn't use the number in an effort to resist being brought into line with the Army.

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Old 03-03-12, 09:00 PM
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here a rare RND title

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Hawke%202.jpg Ian Wardell collection
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Nice Peter. I have seen a picture of this before somewhere, and think it was attributed as a "one off" made by a POW??
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Nice Peter. I have seen a picture of this before somewhere, and think it was attributed as a "one off" made by a POW??
Cheers, Neil
Thanks Neil will add the info had the photo for years

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I'll play the Devil's Advocate: how do we know the title and plate belong together and haven't been married up later in their lives? If the plate had been added later there would be no reason to enquire if a numeral was missing?

Somewhere in my mind I thought that the plates for multi part badges were only introduced between the world wars.

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Thanks Neil will add the info had the photo for years

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Found it Peter - on the link below. Attributed to the "Ian Wardell Collection"

http://freespace.virgin.net/jack.clegg/RND.htm

A good summary of the various battalions and numbers as well

Badjez, there is evidence that multi part plates were made in late 1914/early 1915. Tyneside Scottish titles are one example. I hear you though....

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Found it Peter - on the link below. Attributed to the "Ian Wardell Collection"

http://freespace.virgin.net/jack.clegg/RND.htm

A good summary of the various battalions and numbers as well

Badjez, there is evidence that multi part plates were made in late 1914/early 1915. Tyneside Scottish titles are one example. I hear you though....

Cheers, Neil
Thanks Neil good site and some good info

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Neil great link, thanks for posting.
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