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+13bigmal dandc Dee Z gingerjim KIeler sprotten pinky Wilf Hardrations brum ciphers Shelldrake "john boy" jimsigs1 17 posters | |
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 | Subject: Head Dress 1/3/2012, 07:28 | |
| Of all the crap that the Army asked told me to wear from time to time.This must have been the most uncomfortable ever,even with caps comforter.  |
|  | | jimsigs1 Let Gen


Number of posts : 1298 Age : 88 Localisation : West of England Cap Badge : Royal Signals Places Served : Harrogate 1949-52. HQ BAOR Sig Regt 1952-54, Korea 1954-55, Egypt 1955, Cyprus 1955-57, HMS Santon 1957, UK 7th Hussars 1957-59, 1st Gds Bde 1959-60, 201 Signal Sqn 1960-62, 206 Sig Sqn 1962-63, 7 Sig Regt 1963-66, 249 Sig Sqn 1966-68, 11 Sig Regt 1968-72. Retired 1972 Registration date : 2010-02-22
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 1/3/2012, 11:46 | |
| Think the Germans had it right in WWII, looking at today's 'NATO' type helmets.  | |
|  | | "john boy" Maj Gen


Number of posts : 939 Age : 60 Localisation : shrewsbury Cap Badge : acc Places Served : aldershot/albermarle bks ouston-father LI- gib- berlin NI- lemgo- colchester- shrewsbury-tidworth left82 Registration date : 2010-12-30
 | |  | | Shelldrake FM


Number of posts : 3048 Localisation : Camberley Cap Badge : Royal Artillery Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh Registration date : 2010-10-26
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 1/3/2012, 16:22 | |
| Would love to show you my helmet! | |
|  | | jimsigs1 Let Gen


Number of posts : 1298 Age : 88 Localisation : West of England Cap Badge : Royal Signals Places Served : Harrogate 1949-52. HQ BAOR Sig Regt 1952-54, Korea 1954-55, Egypt 1955, Cyprus 1955-57, HMS Santon 1957, UK 7th Hussars 1957-59, 1st Gds Bde 1959-60, 201 Signal Sqn 1960-62, 206 Sig Sqn 1962-63, 7 Sig Regt 1963-66, 249 Sig Sqn 1966-68, 11 Sig Regt 1968-72. Retired 1972 Registration date : 2010-02-22
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 1/3/2012, 16:29 | |
| But Shelldrake, it wouldn't stop shrapnel !! | |
|  | | "john boy" Maj Gen


Number of posts : 939 Age : 60 Localisation : shrewsbury Cap Badge : acc Places Served : aldershot/albermarle bks ouston-father LI- gib- berlin NI- lemgo- colchester- shrewsbury-tidworth left82 Registration date : 2010-12-30
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 1/3/2012, 17:29 | |
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|  | | Shelldrake FM


Number of posts : 3048 Localisation : Camberley Cap Badge : Royal Artillery Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh Registration date : 2010-10-26
 | |  | | jimsigs1 Let Gen


Number of posts : 1298 Age : 88 Localisation : West of England Cap Badge : Royal Signals Places Served : Harrogate 1949-52. HQ BAOR Sig Regt 1952-54, Korea 1954-55, Egypt 1955, Cyprus 1955-57, HMS Santon 1957, UK 7th Hussars 1957-59, 1st Gds Bde 1959-60, 201 Signal Sqn 1960-62, 206 Sig Sqn 1962-63, 7 Sig Regt 1963-66, 249 Sig Sqn 1966-68, 11 Sig Regt 1968-72. Retired 1972 Registration date : 2010-02-22
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 1/3/2012, 18:35 | |
| Shelldrake, This is your 'Rammer'  | |
|  | | jimsigs1 Let Gen


Number of posts : 1298 Age : 88 Localisation : West of England Cap Badge : Royal Signals Places Served : Harrogate 1949-52. HQ BAOR Sig Regt 1952-54, Korea 1954-55, Egypt 1955, Cyprus 1955-57, HMS Santon 1957, UK 7th Hussars 1957-59, 1st Gds Bde 1959-60, 201 Signal Sqn 1960-62, 206 Sig Sqn 1962-63, 7 Sig Regt 1963-66, 249 Sig Sqn 1966-68, 11 Sig Regt 1968-72. Retired 1972 Registration date : 2010-02-22
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 1/3/2012, 18:51 | |
| This is my favourite helmet. Cromwell's. Also Shelldrake, its stopped some RA shrapnel as well !! ')" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">   | |
|  | | ciphers Maj Gen


Number of posts : 978 Age : 89 Localisation : Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada V2S 7C5 Cap Badge : Royal Signals Places Served : Catterick (1951) - BAOR (1952 -1954)-(Herford - Bunde - Munster) - Japan (Kure) - Korea (Pusan - Seoul) - Cyprus (Nicosia) - Suez Op (1st Guards Brigade) - UK (63 Sigs Regt TA, Southampton) Registration date : 2008-06-30
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 1/3/2012, 20:30 | |
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|  | | jimsigs1 Let Gen


Number of posts : 1298 Age : 88 Localisation : West of England Cap Badge : Royal Signals Places Served : Harrogate 1949-52. HQ BAOR Sig Regt 1952-54, Korea 1954-55, Egypt 1955, Cyprus 1955-57, HMS Santon 1957, UK 7th Hussars 1957-59, 1st Gds Bde 1959-60, 201 Signal Sqn 1960-62, 206 Sig Sqn 1962-63, 7 Sig Regt 1963-66, 249 Sig Sqn 1966-68, 11 Sig Regt 1968-72. Retired 1972 Registration date : 2010-02-22
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 1/3/2012, 20:43 | |
| Unique !  | |
|  | | ciphers Maj Gen


Number of posts : 978 Age : 89 Localisation : Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada V2S 7C5 Cap Badge : Royal Signals Places Served : Catterick (1951) - BAOR (1952 -1954)-(Herford - Bunde - Munster) - Japan (Kure) - Korea (Pusan - Seoul) - Cyprus (Nicosia) - Suez Op (1st Guards Brigade) - UK (63 Sigs Regt TA, Southampton) Registration date : 2008-06-30
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 1/3/2012, 20:53 | |
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|  | | jimsigs1 Let Gen


Number of posts : 1298 Age : 88 Localisation : West of England Cap Badge : Royal Signals Places Served : Harrogate 1949-52. HQ BAOR Sig Regt 1952-54, Korea 1954-55, Egypt 1955, Cyprus 1955-57, HMS Santon 1957, UK 7th Hussars 1957-59, 1st Gds Bde 1959-60, 201 Signal Sqn 1960-62, 206 Sig Sqn 1962-63, 7 Sig Regt 1963-66, 249 Sig Sqn 1966-68, 11 Sig Regt 1968-72. Retired 1972 Registration date : 2010-02-22
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 1/3/2012, 21:08 | |
| Some instructions for you Len :  | |
|  | | brum FM

Number of posts : 2808 Age : 82 Localisation : Sandbach Cheshire Cap Badge : RA/QOH Places Served : JLRRA (Hereford) Nienburg Paderborn Colchester Munster Maresfield (Cyprus) Hohne Hemer Op Banner x4 Woolwich Registration date : 2010-03-02
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 1/3/2012, 21:15 | |
| WOW ! I bet it's fun camming up with one of them adorning one's kopf ! | |
|  | | Hardrations Let Gen


Number of posts : 1062 Localisation : Winnipeg Manitoba Canada Cap Badge : RC Sigs (RTG Op) / CF Logistics (Cook) Places Served : Germany, Egypt, Cyprus, CFS Alert and some other strange places Registration date : 2007-12-16
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 2/3/2012, 03:49 | |
| This should make one sit up and pay attenion.  | |
|  | | Wilf Lt Col


Number of posts : 314 Cap Badge : RAOC Places Served : Bicester-Soltau-Canada-Kineton-Paderborn-Osnabruck (Inc Gulf 1) Donnington-Civy Strasse. Registration date : 2008-10-22
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 2/3/2012, 18:56 | |
| Something that gets me going is the trend these days for British troops to wear the cap badge over the ear rather than the left eye. Why on earth do they want to look like European conscripts?
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|  | | pinky Capt

Number of posts : 208 Localisation : Southern Alberta, Canada. Cap Badge : 14th/20th Kings Hussars - KRH Places Served : In BAOR : Hohne,Berlin and Munster. Registration date : 2011-06-23
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 2/3/2012, 21:15 | |
| It's the trend !! Sadly atb pinky HUSSAR | |
|  | | jimsigs1 Let Gen


Number of posts : 1298 Age : 88 Localisation : West of England Cap Badge : Royal Signals Places Served : Harrogate 1949-52. HQ BAOR Sig Regt 1952-54, Korea 1954-55, Egypt 1955, Cyprus 1955-57, HMS Santon 1957, UK 7th Hussars 1957-59, 1st Gds Bde 1959-60, 201 Signal Sqn 1960-62, 206 Sig Sqn 1962-63, 7 Sig Regt 1963-66, 249 Sig Sqn 1966-68, 11 Sig Regt 1968-72. Retired 1972 Registration date : 2010-02-22
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 2/3/2012, 21:28 | |
| Wilf, Here's a chappy - a hero none the less with an MC, wearing his 'trend' beret.  | |
|  | | pinky Capt

Number of posts : 208 Localisation : Southern Alberta, Canada. Cap Badge : 14th/20th Kings Hussars - KRH Places Served : In BAOR : Hohne,Berlin and Munster. Registration date : 2011-06-23
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 2/3/2012, 21:33 | |
| Thats just wrong......... | |
|  | | Hardrations Let Gen


Number of posts : 1062 Localisation : Winnipeg Manitoba Canada Cap Badge : RC Sigs (RTG Op) / CF Logistics (Cook) Places Served : Germany, Egypt, Cyprus, CFS Alert and some other strange places Registration date : 2007-12-16
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 3/3/2012, 01:14 | |
| Doesn't look military. More like a frustrated south american banana republic. | |
|  | | Wilf Lt Col


Number of posts : 314 Cap Badge : RAOC Places Served : Bicester-Soltau-Canada-Kineton-Paderborn-Osnabruck (Inc Gulf 1) Donnington-Civy Strasse. Registration date : 2008-10-22
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 3/3/2012, 13:56 | |
| - jimsigs1 wrote:
- Wilf,
Here's a chappy - a hero none the less with an MC, wearing his 'trend' beret.
 I have every respect for the Parachute Regiment, but that young Lcpl's head dress is a bloody mess. | |
|  | | jimsigs1 Let Gen


Number of posts : 1298 Age : 88 Localisation : West of England Cap Badge : Royal Signals Places Served : Harrogate 1949-52. HQ BAOR Sig Regt 1952-54, Korea 1954-55, Egypt 1955, Cyprus 1955-57, HMS Santon 1957, UK 7th Hussars 1957-59, 1st Gds Bde 1959-60, 201 Signal Sqn 1960-62, 206 Sig Sqn 1962-63, 7 Sig Regt 1963-66, 249 Sig Sqn 1966-68, 11 Sig Regt 1968-72. Retired 1972 Registration date : 2010-02-22
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 3/3/2012, 14:42 | |
| Also, the sideburns are a bit long compared to my day. | |
|  | | KIeler sprotten WOII


Number of posts : 80 Age : 85 Localisation : Derbyshire Cap Badge : 13/18 ROYAL HUSSARS QMO Places Served : Carlisle, NEUMUNSTER , Piddlehinton, Bovington Registration date : 2011-09-04
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 3/3/2012, 14:52 | |
| That baret is a disgrace///////// | |
|  | | Guest Guest
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 3/3/2012, 15:52 | |
| Collar and tie are not to clever either.. |
|  | | Shelldrake FM


Number of posts : 3048 Localisation : Camberley Cap Badge : Royal Artillery Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh Registration date : 2010-10-26
 | Subject: Re: Head Dress 3/3/2012, 17:25 | |
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