Buttons as cap badges - Page 3 - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Luke H · #31 07-05-22, 08:44 AM

Thanks Simon. Something I will keep an eye out for picture and badge-wise.

orasot · #32 07-05-22, 09:20 AM

Peter,
Here's my button badge with a slider, I've posted it before so it may be the one you are thinking of,
Wilf.

orasot · #33 07-05-22, 09:34 AM

Wouldn’t mind seeing the photo dumdum, this shows a couple of RND men wearing a title in the cap, one is Nelson the other RND,
Wilf

Peter Brydon · #34 07-05-22, 12:01 PM

Thanks Wilf,

That may have been one of the badges I was thinking of.

Peter

dumdum · #35 08-05-22, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Jelly Terror

Can you recall which unit your pal was with/which shoulder title he had in his cap? Love those military pics where the rules & regs aren’t quite being adhered to, either through necessity or otherwise.

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JT

Hi JT

Yes, very easy. He was 10/1810 Arthur Samuel FIRMIN. I'll post his pic wearing the small straight "NZR" title at some point.

Many good memories of hearing his stories, some of which must have been true!

dumdum · #36 08-05-22, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by orasot

Wouldn’t mind seeing the photo dumdum, this shows a couple of RND men wearing a title in the cap, one is Nelson the other RND,
Wilf

Hi

Here it is. The "cap badge" is actually a small NZR shoulder title! Oddly enough the "wounding" was some cretin discharging a rifle in camp. Arthur was badly wounded in the femur and had to have his leg immobilised for the rest of his life.

He was evacuated off Gallipoli with dysentery.

Jelly Terror · #37 08-05-22, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by dumdum

Hi JT

Yes, very easy. He was 10/1810 Arthur Samuel FIRMIN. I'll post his pic wearing the small straight "NZR" title at some point.

Many good memories of hearing his stories, some of which must have been true!

Thank you.

Jelly Terror · #38 18-05-22, 09:14 PM

Looking through some old files I happened upon this Training Reserve / Royal Fusiliers photo:

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JT

Toby Purcell · #39 20-05-22, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Jelly Terror

Looking through some old files I happened upon this Training Reserve / Royal Fusiliers photo:

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JT

Cracking photograph. The centrally seated veteran sergeant major looks quite a character. I wonder how many of them survived the war.