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Title: Help with regiment Please
Post by: amber42 on Sunday 07 June 15 08:44 BST (UK)
Can anyone tell me what regiment this is please or give me any other information.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Help with regiment Please
Post by: mmm45 on Sunday 07 June 15 18:53 BST (UK)
Bandolier usually issued to mounted soldiers possibly Yeomanry....sure the cap badge will be identified soon 😄

Ady
Title: Re: Help with regiment Please
Post by: ainslie on Monday 08 June 15 22:40 BST (UK)
Difficult to make out what the emblem is in the centre of the badge, and the focus is sharper on the soldier.  Worth trying the Great War Forum or British Badge Forum.

A
Title: Re: Help with regiment Please
Post by: amber42 on Tuesday 09 June 15 07:54 BST (UK)
Thank you for your help. I will try the forums you have suggested.
Title: Re: Help with regiment Please
Post by: mmm45 on Tuesday 09 June 15 08:41 BST (UK)
Could this be anyone from New Zealand? My first glance at cap badge was a kiwi bird in centre ?
Just exploring different avenues

Ady
Title: Re: Help with regiment Please
Post by: amber42 on Tuesday 09 June 15 12:27 BST (UK)
 I don't think that is possible Ady but he is a bit of a mystery all round. Thank you for your interest though.
Title: Re: Help with regiment Please
Post by: John915 on Tuesday 09 June 15 23:01 BST (UK)
Good evening,

I think this is the Bedfordshire regt, Cross Pattee superimposed on an 8 pointed star over a scroll. Open centre has a stag in it. This may be pre war as the wartime badge had a solid centre with the stag on it.

John915
Title: Re: Help with regiment Please
Post by: amber42 on Wednesday 10 June 15 09:25 BST (UK)
Thank you John915. I have looked the  Bedfordshire badge up and it is the most likely I think. Can you tell me what the lanyard means? I have been told it may indicate a trade.
Title: Re: Help with regiment Please
Post by: John915 on Wednesday 10 June 15 20:03 BST (UK)
Good evening,

Lanyards always cause a little debate over who wore them, many see them and say "ARTILLERY". Not true, many regt's wore them. In fact, every soldier was issued with one but not all wore themon show.

There were however different styles, the one in your photo is the basic utility version. It is about 30 in long and is a large loop, a single length and a small loop.

Worn as shown it will most likely have a clasp knife attached to the small loop and placed in the pocket. It could also be a whistle for an officer.

The artillery version was about 6 ft long and was for firing the gun. It would be woven into a decorative item for wearing on the uniform.

John915
Title: Re: Help with regiment Please
Post by: John915 on Wednesday 10 June 15 22:09 BST (UK)
Back again,

Looking at the Bedfordshires I don't find a mounted battalion, they would have worn the bandoliers. With the lack of spurs it may have been a cyclist battalion.

John915
Title: Re: Help with regiment Please
Post by: mmm45 on Thursday 11 June 15 05:46 BST (UK)
Transport section who worked with RQMS ?

Ady
Title: Re: Help with regiment Please
Post by: amber42 on Friday 12 June 15 19:54 BST (UK)
Thank you all very much for your help it is appreciated.