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Thank you for the sentiment, Simon, which I know is entirely well meant. But just to be clear, I am not taking sides in this debate. If my earlier comments from a different thread had not been mentioned I would not have posted.
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Toby,
I understand completely, its just that your knowledge adds to the debate. regards
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Toby i respect you for your knowledge and mean no disrespect what soever, and too Simon.
Couldn't the commissioned Quartermaster not have worn the bronze grenade, or even the bullion one ? Also these gilt grenade's could have been worn by the Regimental Sergeant Major ? But i believe until evidence is found we should say " possibly " worn by the quartermaster commissioned. Andy
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We know that the officers and sergeants of battalion staff grade wore the peaked round forage cap between 1881 and 1900, on which bullion or precious metal and enamel badges on a black band (less Scots) were worn by officers, but seemingly superior metals above a gold lace (bias and stand pattern) band by the battalion sergeant major and battalion staff SNCOs. It was not normal for the sergeant major alone to wear a superior badge, and traditionally all those dressed in ‘First Class’ uniform wore the same style of badge. I feel that this consistent tradition rules the sergeant major out as a potential wearer. Conversely, there was only one quartermaster with no group of fellows, who held only honorary (rather than substantive) rank, and who we know was not afforded the same privileges at that time as the rest of the officers. He was not even a ‘dining member’ unless specifically invited by the PMC. It has been lamented in the past that he was ‘neither fish, nor fowl’ because of his unique position between the most senior other ranks and the officers with full commissions. This scenario makes him a strong contender for the badge, as he would without question have worn the officers pattern cap with its distinctive ribbed black band (as opposed to the gold lace band of SM and SNCO Staff), and perhaps wore the superior metal badge as a mark of his unique and solitary status. A kind of compromise, halfway house, as it were. Bronze badges did not come into existence until 1904, when they were specifically decreed for the new, serge service dress (SD) that had been introduced in 1902. For some reason the Foot Guards opted not to wear them and to instead wear their coloured forage caps and associated badges. A follow on question must be what did the Coldstream and Scots Guards quartermasters wear, and if different why? Last edited by Toby Purcell; 04-07-19 at 01:46 PM. |
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I’m not sure it applies to the Irish and Welsh Guards, Andy, you must bear in mind that the former were not formed until 1900 and the latter 1915. Have you seen the badge with any cypher other than Queen Victoria’s?
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Ummmm...the badge that is the subject of this thread?
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A gilt grenade with Queens Victoria's cypher, i believe i have. Andy Plewa may have had one ?
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Toby who do you think wore the grenade with the Queen Victoria cypher, but no crown ?
Andy
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I’m talking about the badge referred to by Kipling&King as commissioned quartermaster and I thought that was what you were talking about? The one you started this thread about?
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With apologies for the quality of images - before changing specialism to Commandos etc 30 years ago, I spent the previous 20 years putting together a collection of cap badges. These are part of that cap badge collection, I hope they are the ones being discussed and help one way or another. Apologies if not.
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I have these on another board - hoping they help and that I have not gone off at a tangent ...
Any thoughts on these badges would be welcome. Mike |
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very nice too, any chance of seeing the backs please. Ive not seen the large before ?
Andy
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