Officers - No Collar badges

[NewCollector]

Originally Posted by monty

This is us (Victoria Bks] having as good a go as we could at PDs at Windsor castle in the summer of 1982.I have never understood why our Officers did not wear collar badges, Always plenty around on dealers sites.Perhaps they just done away with them in the 1960s or somthing?

Is that John Phipps in front?

[monty]

Yes,I always thought his first name was Weseley not John,Still what do I know I was just PTE.

[monty]

Yes I think you are right,I think the first Royal Irish Ranger tour was around 1984?.I don`t no what Bn it was.We did take over from 2 R Irish in Berlin at the tail end of 83,Them going to Dover,Connought Bks.

[NewCollector]

Originally Posted by monty

Yes,I always thought his first name was Weseley not John,Still what do I know I was just PTE.

I didn't know that. Perhaps John was a nickname.

[Neil1689]

Hi interesting thread. This a photo of Major later Lt Colonel Sanderson Royal Hampshire Regiment who was the Admin Officer for 2 Wessex in 1974. He is wearing Collar Badges. Not sure which Battalion he was with though.
Neil

[Alan O]

Odd as those are the wrong collars.

[grey_green_acorn]

York and Lancaster Regiment collar badges and possibly Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire buttons?

Tim

[grey_green_acorn]

165827 Lt Col John Burden Sanderson transferred from the York and Lancaster Regiment to the Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment on 14/12/1968.

He was promoted Lt Col on 01/08/1964 and had earlier served in the Loyal Regiment and the Durham Light Infantry

On 06/08/1971 he was appointed to the Special List and retired on 17/01/1974

He reverted to to the rank of Major to serve with 2 Wessex and retired again in 1984

Tim

[Alan O]

Tim

Thanks that explains it

Alan

[Neil1689]

Once again Tim many thanks, I'll correct my docs accordingly. Regards Neil