Know your Regiments.

I am enjoying this immensely, because I am learning. This is a subject that I have little or no knowledge in.

Keep 'em coming folks, especially Merlin.

 

Ditto. Fascinating stuff.

 

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Thank you, just like to point out that I intended to post this not as a 'follow up' quiz where every one has a go as in LOTR quiz but, as I suggested to Christian, I would post from my many sources in the hope that there would be interest shown in the old legends and badges, is that OK?

 

Given my total lack of knowledge and desire to learn more, it's fine with me.

 

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So as to not drag this out into a boring thread I've decided to give the answer to the last question about the sackcloth!
It is the 'Staffordshires', soon to lose their identity later this year with another merger!!!
The Staffs (38th Regiment of foot) were posted in 1707 to the West Indies, where they stayed until 1764, possibly the longest overseas posting.
Clothing wore out and the only alternative was the local sugar sacking and this was used!! To commorate this the Regiment wears sacking behind Cap and collar badges. (Actually now they wear pieces of hard board, reverse side that looks like sacking.)
Badges of both North and South Staffordshires.
Next question... Easy Peasy.....
Who are known as the 'CHUNKIES' and why?

 

I know it's the Pioneer Corps, but haven't a clue why!

 

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Quite correct Ossie, surely you know why?
Pioneers to Pineapples to Pineapple-chunks to 'Chunkies!!
The 'Royal Pioneer Corps is now part of the 'Logistics Corps.
Original badge below.
Next one....
Who has the nickname of the 'Birdcatchers'?
Two regiments, either or both! Good reason please!

 

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OK, we move on to keep the interest.......?
The Birdcatchers, both the Scots Greys and the 1st.(Royal) Dragoons had this nickname. Both captured French Eagle standards at Waterloo, the Greys the standard of the 45th.French Infantry, (The badge on their service cap) and the 'Royals' the eagle of the French105th.Regiment.
THe Greys are now amalgamated with the 3rd.Carabiniers are now known as the 'Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.)
The Royals I'm still trying to find after the inumeral amalgamations!
Found it!! they are now part of the 'Blues & Royals', Household Cavalry.
"Next Question, so easy for a change.
Formed in WW2., March past was ' Sweet Lass of Richmond Hill', but more widely known for their song, (tune' Coming round the Mountains')
one verse..........
"If you want to go to Heaven when you die,
You must wear a khaki bonnet and a tie,
You must wear a khaki bonnet,
With '***' upon it,
If you want to go to heaven when you die.
Singing I will if you will, so will I , ETC.
OK. Badges of Greys and Royals.

 

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OK, we'll move on for a few more then knock it on the head if you like.
'Sweet Lass Of Richmond Hill'.... the girls, the great girls of the ATS, the Auxiliary Territorial Service, created in 1938 and renamed the 'Womens Royal Army Corps in 1949.
Before anyone decrys this unit let me tell you a story, a personal friend of mine (photo below) joined the ATS at the age of 18, trained for transport, drove staff cars and ambulances. At the age of 19 she was taking an injured soldier to military hospital, on arrival the patient was found to have died. The Doctor said "Take him round to the Morgue", this to a young girl who had never seen death, she said that she was terrified, worse was to come, with another girl she had to strip off the bloodstained clothes to be washed and used again!
Next question, ' Who lost a bird in 1915 and didn't find it until 1937?'
(Two heads better than one on this.)

 

Austria?

 

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Only British Regiments in this quiz Richard, so, afraid not!

 

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Ok, last one unless requested for more.
The Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria was Colonel-in-chief of the 1st.Kings Dragoon Guards from 1896 until 1914, the regiment wore the double headed Hapsburg Eagle as a cap badge until 1915 when it was changed to the badge below, did not revert to the eagle until 1937.
The KDG amalgated with the Queens Bays in 1959 are now known as the '1st.Queens Dragoon Guards'.

 

Good one - I knew it was a cavalry regt but not sure which!

If you'll accept entries from other members:

"Bydand" -- how old and "nae deid yet" ?

 

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"It's a Gordon for me, a Gordon for me, if you're not a Gordon you're nae good to me"??

 

Half way there -- you still need to give me a number!

 

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I've got an idea it's something to do with an inscription on a grave stone, beyond that? no idea!
AH! think I've got it! It's the 'Famous 92nd. Regiment'?

 

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"Ninety Twa, nae deid yet" -- the unofficial motto of the Gordon's
Now, of course, part of the Highlanders batallion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland :evil:
Well done!

 

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OK, one more, a bit potty this, who were the Emperor's chamber maids?

 

Was it Vittoria when the 14th Light Dragoons (or possibly 18th) captured King Joseph's silver chamberpot, and now use it as a punchbowl

Don't know what they're called now without googling -- got that from the "historical notes" on one of the Sharpe books

 

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Once again you are correct! Used to be 14th. Dragoons, then 14th.Hussars, then 14/20th. now part of the 'Royal Hussars.
(note the 'polite' description of the Piss-pot)
OK, who are the 'Delhi Spearmen'?