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Essex oddity
Greetings all.
The picture clearly shows an Officer of The Essex Regiment, sporting medal ribbons for a WW1 pair. His helmet has a QVC plate. Essex Officer.jpg Picture obviously taken 20 or so years after QVC was replaced by KC. I love a "Why was that then". Regards. Brian |
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He is like Captain America, a super soldier, frozen and then thawed out 25 years later to fight The Hun in 1914.
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There was apparently no absolute rule that badges with older crowns had to be replaced. Soldiers ( or officers in this case) that still had uniform items with the older crown could still be worn many years later, although twenty years is a bit surprising.
You can bet your bottom dollar (or Pound) that there were some men in the trenches still sporting QVC badges. CB
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This chap doesn't look old enough to have served for the 17-odd year gap in question!
I agree though stuff was retained or recycled, that would be my bet here. |
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It would be privately bought or he may have inherited it or perhaps he just liked it.
In a similar vein the KOSB were in Episkopi garrison in 1996 and several officers took advantage of the Cypriot silversmith's talents to buy QVC silver KOSB bonnet badges! |
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May well be inherited and worn for the portrait, knew plenty of Officers and Guardsmen who would chance their arm and wear a relatives Cap Star, Uniform item or sword for that special occasion away from the Sergeant Major's prying eyes! Simon. |
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Indeed, some regiments never updated their crown, i.e., the QO Corps of Guides in India and the QO Oxfordshire Hussars.
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I like the idea that he had his fathers helmet and sword! Regards Mark
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Simply because he did not replace it with a new plate, if it actually belonged to him in the first place, which was not unusual, although, twenty years down the line, the helmet had been withdrawn in 1914 anyway, I should imagine he liked it.
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Andy,
Old kit was always about as you say, on a slightly different note I remember attending a Jungle Warfare Instructors course in Brunei in the mid 80's and being issued a pair of the old rubber jungle boots from the Malaya Emergency days! Made things to last in them days! Simon. |
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Thanks for all the replies chaps.
Of course, any one of them could be the correct answer, more than likely something we'll never know. However, I do like the idea of him wearing his father's helmet and carrying his sword. Regards. Brian |
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