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28-01-16, 06:08 AM
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Essex Titles
Hello Troops
I have been after a single, or a pair of Essex cloth titles for a while now, does anybody know when the embroidered and printed titles were made? which were made first? I would have thought that the printed titles would have been more economical to produce. Thanks in advance Regards Terry 
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29-01-16, 09:00 AM
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Nobody have any idea??????????
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29-01-16, 09:17 AM
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Cloth embroidered regimental titles became popular just after the Anglo Boer War and were worn throughout the county infantry regiments on their Home Service Dress, so it does rather depend on a particular title and the materials it is made from.
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29-01-16, 09:41 AM
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29-01-16, 12:19 PM
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I have these three Essex titles for disposal.
PM me if interested. Jon
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29-01-16, 12:32 PM
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A brief history of the cloth titles worn at the top of the arm, not to be confused with the slip-on shoulder titles.
As Frank says they were introduced for service Dress in 1902 but did not last long. They were widely worn by Territorial units in WWI and also adopted by the Foot Guards. Between the two world wars they were retained by many TA units and some of the Foot Guards. When Battle dress was introduced they were only authorised for the Guards but many regiments wore them anyway as they were more colourful than slip-on titles. The War Office fought a long battle to get these unofficial versions banned. In 1943 printed titles were introduced for all regiments and corps in a standard format. Universally disliked many replaced them with privately purchased embroidered versions the majority of them what is now known as pasteback titles They were retained in the postwar Army and from about 1949 were officially issued in embroidered form. In the 1950s some regiments were authorised to wear coloured titles in place of the standardised red and white titles - the Essex Regiment adopted a version with yellow letters on purple. They died out when battledress was replaced by combat dress but although not universal have made the occasional comeback. The Foot Guards wear them on No2 Dress and they were recently authorised for the bands of the Corps of Army Music. Jon Last edited by Postwarden; 29-01-16 at 01:08 PM.
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29-01-16, 08:35 PM
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Also THE LIFE GUARDS and THE BLUES AND ROYALS
Tim
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