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Old 10-05-18, 01:54 PM
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Default What is the Tartan backing on this badge

Dear Friends.

Can someone please advise me what the Tartan Backing on the attached photo is please.

The correct Tartan for this Glengarry Badge is the Grant Tartan as worn by 32 Signal Regiment (V).

I have no idea why this badge is on this Tartan.

Any theories would be appreciated.

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Old 10-05-18, 02:06 PM
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Looks a bit like Forbes, if the dark stripes run vertically rather than horizontally.
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Old 10-05-18, 02:57 PM
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Wrong tarten for the Royal Signals Pipes and Drums and for 32 Sig Regt so no idea why someone used that one. They dropped the V in the title in 2016.
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Old 11-05-18, 10:47 PM
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My guess is Graham.
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Old 12-05-18, 12:26 PM
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Dear Phil.

It does indeed look very much like the Tartan of the Clan Graham with the Graham of Menteith (Ancient) tartan.

Absolutely no reason what so ever for this backing to be displayed with this Glengarry Badge.

Can only assume that the owner had nothing else to use.

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Old 12-05-18, 01:59 PM
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Is the white stripe not too prominent for Graham?
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Old 12-05-18, 02:38 PM
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Dear Leigh.

Only looking at the two or three versions of the Graham Tartan on the web hard to tell. I think the colour of the actual backing on the badge is a little faded but am open to any comment.

My only reason for originally asking the question was that the Glengarry Badge shown was approved for wear in the late 1980's with the Saltire Cross of St Andrew attached to the Buckled Garter. Prior to this period there was no Saltire and the Regiment was raised in 1967 with the original Clan Grant Tartan as it still is to this day.

Hope this makes sense.

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Old 12-05-18, 02:53 PM
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Absolutely - the wrong tartan.
I don't know whether I enjoy or hate trying to identify tartans from tiny "incomplete" swatches - it's a challenge that I'm not sure I'm up to.
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