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Old 15-10-22, 09:42 AM
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Gents, I was recently given this London Regt cloth beret badge. Apparently a private purchase by the regiment but apparently none were worn. Anyone know any more than that? Is that correct?

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Old 15-10-22, 02:18 PM
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I think it’s possibly a TRF, unless it’s smaller (the manufacturing process appears identical - what are the dimensions?). The regiment no longer exists now as you might no.
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Old 15-10-22, 03:19 PM
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It looks like one of commercially made patches and the other Guards badges can be found. Never ever worn on the beret!
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Old 15-10-22, 05:50 PM
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No its not a TRF Toby - they came from a guy in the regiment and one was passed on to me. Private purchase as a beret badge but as far as I understand it - never used as such. Its not one of those 'morale' badge type things which are velcro backed. This was intended as a cloth beret badge.
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As I understand it there were delays in getting sufficient metal stars so the Regiment might have ordered a cloth beret badge for the interim?

In any event, all overtaken by the change from the London Regiment to the London Guards, so all badges of this type being instantly redundant (and collectable).
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Bess a little off topic , but the P W R R had a similar badge some years back I am not sure if this was a made as a beret badge but was not issued There is a thread here somewhere but can't find it
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Old 16-10-22, 10:36 AM
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David, yes its the attached - there are 3 or 4 manufacturing variations. Worn extensively as a beret badge by the PWRR.

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Old 16-10-22, 10:48 AM
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No its not a TRF Toby - they came from a guy in the regiment and one was passed on to me. Private purchase as a beret badge but as far as I understand it - never used as such. Its not one of those 'morale' badge type things which are velcro backed. This was intended as a cloth beret badge.
Thanks Bess, understood, the more I squinted at it the smaller it seemed. There are a lot of changes with more recent headdress insignia that I’m unfamiliar with. There’s been an attempt to improve quality and appearance. I’d have been surprised if this particular badge had been worn.
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Old 16-10-22, 11:00 AM
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Bess not the one that i meant I have a number of these some in my P W R R boards in my album If I remember the one I was referring to was the t r f colours with a tigers head
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Old 16-10-22, 11:26 AM
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Ah, roger . . .
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Bess not the one that i meant I have a number of these some in my P W R R boards in my album If I remember the one I was referring to was the t r f colours with a tigers head
David
Do you mean the proposed TRF for B Company The London Regiment?

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Old 16-10-22, 12:29 PM
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Thats nice Marc . . .
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Marc many thanks that the one ,some were for sale a few years ago but missed them Bess sorry thought it was a beret badge/memory must be going
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