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#1
03-08-19, 09:05 PM
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Royal Anglian Bn TRFs
I attach scans of two TRFs which I have been told are for the 1st and 3rd Bns of the Regt. Are these worn currently? Is there a similar one for the 2nd Bn, and if so can anyone show a picture of it? Does anyone know the year these were brought into use, please?
I look forward to any comments. 
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03-08-19, 09:56 PM
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2nd Battalion are 'The Poachers'
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#3
03-08-19, 10:11 PM
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The Poachers to complete the set. But were they / are they worn?
Tim
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#4
04-08-19, 05:21 AM
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#6
04-08-19, 07:33 AM
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Battalion nicknames
The battalion nicknames are as follows:
The Vikings - 1st Battalion The nickname stems from the late 1960s when the Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, The 1st East Anglian Regiment Lt Col A F Campbell, MC said it described the Nordic influence on the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. The nickname stuck, was adopted by the 1st Battalion on formation, and is still widely used today. The Poachers - 2nd Battalion This stems from the Regimental March, The Lincolnshire Poacher, of one of their predecessors, the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment. The Steelbacks - 3rd Battalion This was the nickname of the 58th Regiment of Foot, later the 2nd Battalion the Northamptonshire Regiment. It stems from Private Hovenden of the 58th being described as a 'Steelback' after a flogging in 1813.
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#7
06-08-19, 06:36 PM
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Good evening,
the title was worn in Bosnia with the blue beret. Laurent
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#8
10-09-19, 04:21 PM
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The Steelbacks is private purchase badge, The TRF has been used since 2006 by the 3rd Btn but they had a badge made with STEELBACKS in black with a blackborder on green in Dec 2017 to be used on day sacks etc
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