Arthur

Hi Mike,

Yet another site for you to have a look at, and maybe make contact with.

http://www.gprasw.speedy.uk.net/index.html

Regards

Arthur

Hi,

Try this site: http://www.gliderpilotregiment.org.uk/index.html

Regards

Arthur

Hi Grant,

The shield bears the County Arms of West Sussex. [attachmentid=33223]

This shield would have been worn by the West Sussex Constabulary as a collar badge or even on their epaulettes above their pin number.

As for the numbers, I believe they were used before the present system was in use! [attachmentid=33224]

Regards

Arthur

Hi,

There is a books which should help! It is:

XIII Hussars. South African War, October 1899 - October 1902. Published at Aldershot by May & Co., printers [1902]

You might have to get your local library to try and get a copy of it for you.

Regards

Arthur

Hi Caryl,

Have a look at this site it is full of information and should help you further:

http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/015EYork.htm

Good Luck

Arthur

Tony,

Try this site it should help you with the identification:

http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-badges...0-all_units.htm

Regards

Arthur

Norfolk Regiment

The Holy Boys ( Not because of their piety, but because once, when they were about to leave for duty overseas, each soldier was given a bible, every one of which was sold for beer.)

Although I have heard this explanation to their nickname before, and no doubt they sold their prayer books to purchase beer!

The Norfolk Regiment [9th Foot] got this nickname from the 'Battle of Almanza' in 1707. The badge of 'Britannia' dates from this battle, where it had been awarded for gallantry. It is said to have been mistaken by the Spanish for the 'Modona'.

Other nicknames used by the regiment were 'The Fighting Ninth' and 'The Norfolk Howards'

Regards Arthur

Hello,

Does anyone have the Afghan War medal roll? If so, could you do me a favour please and check if F J Feesey is on there.

I own a WWI tunic with his service number in it you see and the attached ribbon bar has the ribbons to the Afghan medal, BWM and Victory medal so, it'd be great to check if he really was there.

Thanks

Tony

←

Tony,

If you get no luck here! Try: http://www.britishmedalforum.com

Regards

Arthur

the one on the far right does look like royal engineers and the one on the left does look like a coldstream, more sure of the RE though

←

Hi,

If you look at the centre of the badge you will see that there is no cypher!

However, I have tried to download both badges [R.E. & Beds] for you to see the differences, but I have failed to do so.

Arthur

Hi,

The badge on the right looks like the Bedfordshire Regt!

Regards

Arthur

[attachmentid=1618]

Sorry for the last effort trying again

Arthur

←

[attachmentid=1618]

Thanks for trying.

The King's Crown Badge is VERY hard to get a picture of.

←

Sorry for the last effort trying again

Arthur

27_SQN.bmp