leigh kitchen Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 It looks like there's a tiny "tuft" behind the cap badge in the illustration. I think that there's an llustration of the uniform in Lt Col Olaf Mcleod's (the right name?)book on Full Dress, (lkle the author's, the name of the book escapes me) but that may be Tank Corps or Royal Tank Corps. I must dig out the relevant issue of "The Regiment" & check if there are any photos or other illustrations of the uniform in there. I was looking at a photo of an officer wearing the astrakan beret with, I think Service or Battledress only a few days ago, probably in Brian L. Davis's "British Army Uniforms....WWII" or the aforementioned copy of "The Regiment". Notice the comment about the Rifle Brigade KRRC green / black trousers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldstream Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Just a thought but what a very odd order of precedence for the illustration of the Foot Guards in post 5!!! :speechless1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh kitchen Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 Yes, I thought so - & it's not as if they've broken precedence in order to show the bearskin plumes, wth Scots Guards face on as they have no plume to show (& by coincidence would be in the correct precedence as 3rd). And whoever would think thet the Coldstream take precedence as the senior regiment? (if I used emoticons there'd be a little evil smiley face here). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldstream Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Now, now Leigh!!! No emoticon is suitable for me to reply to such a slanderous comment...... :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Bates Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Leigh, you are correct, I do have more time to scour GMIC. I would have loved to use that caricature of the Royal Marine! Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 (edited) Very interesting and entertaining. Thanks for sharing, Leigh. The British Army did not stay 'drab' for long, as seen in the back cover of the aforementioned Brian L. Davis' book. Edited December 1, 2009 by The Saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh kitchen Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 Yes - I was planning on posting the illustrations on the rear of the book on "the sidecap thread", along with other illustrations - unless you'd like to post - I won't be able to for a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh kitchen Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 (edited) The illustration I mentioned n post no. 26, from "Their Glory Shall Not Be Blotted Out" (The Last Full Dress Uniforms of the Brtish Army), by Lt Col Olaf Macleod (late Coke's Rifles, Frontier Force, Indian Army), published by Lutterworth Press, Cambridge, 1986. (I knew the title came from Ecclesiastcus but could'nt palace it amongst wanting seeds & no more strangers etc). Also, the illustration from the Moss Bros pamphlet: Edited December 4, 2009 by leigh kitchen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh kitchen Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 The full illustration: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh kitchen Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 And accompanying text: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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