Good afternoon all,
Was clearing out my loft when l came across these pieces belonging to my grandfather. Does anyone have anymore information on these as l can find very little on this (the beret especially) any help is appreciated.
John
Good afternoon all,
Was clearing out my loft when l came across these pieces belonging to my grandfather. Does anyone have anymore information on these as l can find very little on this (the beret especially) any help is appreciated.
John
Quick reply as I am working;
Beret is to 15th (Scotish Volunteer) Battalion Parachute Regiment, denoted by the "Hunting Stewart" tartan patch. At the time relevant to this beret the Bn was part of the TAVR or "Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve. It has since reduced to a company in 4PARA also a reserve unit. An interesting beret for airborne collectors.
The two large cloth badges are blazer badges ie civilian wear.
The small blue parachute badge is from the parachute manufacturer Irvine and is a lapel badge that was handed out by the company to personnel in relevant liaison connections. I still have one somewhere.
The two red metal badges I can't really see as the picture is too small but they look akin to the "catapiller club" idea to mark the in-service use of parachutes. Don't know for sure, just an idea.
The really small badge I just can't make out but if it is a small representation of the cap badge as it looks to me then it is another lapel badge. I don't know of any particular significance.
The cap badge itself looks like a standard post '53 and pre- staybright metal badge.
Nice little group especially if there is provenance.
Hope this helps
Regards
Mark.
PS Forgot the bullion wing. It is for the No1 Dress uniform.
Last edited by Watchdog; 07-13-2020 at 01:38 PM. Reason: ps
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