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The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales’s)

May 19, 2017 by 0 Comments

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The 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot
1881 The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales’s)

The 98th Regiment of Foot
1876 The 98th (The Prince of Wales’s Own) Regiment
1881 The 2nd Battalion, The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales’s)

64th Letter Crests

98th Letter Crests

 

 

“2nd STAFFORDSHIRE” / “”REGIMENT”

64th 2nd Staffordshire Regiment, 1855-1872?

(Ryan Fig.96)

 

“2nd STAFFORDSHIRE” / “”REGIMENT”

64th 2nd Staffordshire Regiment, 1872-1881?

(Ryan Fig.97)

(Photo courtesy of the Mike Simpkins collection.)

 

“2nd STAFFORDSHIRE” / “”REGIMENT”

64th 2nd Staffordshire Regiment, 1872-1881?

Variation in size of knot and style and spacing of outer ring title. (Ryan Fig.97)

64th Other Ranks Pre.1871

(Photo courtesy of the Mike Simpkins collection.)

 

98th Regiment, worn 1855-1876

(Ryan Fig.142)

 

Worn 1876-1881

Centre would be Prince of Wales feathers above 98

(Ryan Fig.143) Photo Needed

“NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

Worn 1881-1901 (Ryan Fig.228)

“NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

A scarce variation of the previous clasp with differences to the feathers, crown, scrolls. Construction of this non maker marked clasp is the same as Firmin marked clasps I’ve observed.

 

“KINGS OWN SECOND STAFFORDSHIRE” / “MILITIA”

2nd Battalion Kings Own Staffordshire Militia, Officers, became 3rd Battalion the North Staffordshire Regiment in 1881.

(Photo courtesy of the Mike Simpkins collection.)

 

“KINGS OWN 2nd STAFFORDSHIRE” / “MILITIA”

2nd Battalion Kings Own Staffordshire Militia, Officers, became 3rd Battalion the North Staffordshire Regiment in 1881.

(Photo courtesy of the Mike Simpkins collection.)

 

“THE KING’S OWN 2nd STAFFORD” / “MILITIA”

2nd Battalion Kings Own Staffordshire Militia, Officers, became 3rd Battalion the North Staffordshire Regiment in 1881.

(Photo courtesy of the Mike Simpkins collection.)

The Hampshire Regiment

May 17, 2017 by 0 Comments

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The 37th, or North Hampshire Regiment
1881 The Hampshire Regiment

The 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot
1881 2nd Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment

Letter Crests

“NORTH HAMPSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

37th North Hampshire Regiment

Worn 1855-1881 (Ryan fig.60)

 

“NORTH HAMPSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

37th North Hampshire Regiment

A variation exists with a different “3”, Photo needed.

 

“NORTH HAMPSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

37th North Hampshire Regiment Other Ranks Pre 1871.

Photo Courtesy of David Vaughan Montgomery Militaria.

 

37th Other Ranks Pre 1871

 

“SOUTH HAMPSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

67th North Hampshire Regiment Officers

Worn 1855-1881 (Ryan fig.102)

“SOUTH HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT”

67th South Hampshire Regiment Other ranks Pre.1871

 

“THE SOUTH HAMPSHIRE” /  “REGIMENT”

67th South Hampshire Regiment Other ranks Pre.1871. Variation with “THE” in the title.

 

 

“THE HAMPSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

The Hampshire Regiment

Worn 1881-1901 (Ryan Fig.203)

 

“THE HAMPSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

The Hampshire Regiment

Worn 1881-1901 (Variation Ryan Fig.203)

 

“THE HAMPSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

The Hampshire Regiment

Variation in which the wreaths do not touch at the top.

Worn 1881-1901 (Variation Ryan Fig.204)

 

“1st A Bn HANTS” / “RIFLE VOLUNTEERS”

1st Admin Battalion Hants Rifle Volunteers, became 1st Volunteer Battalion the Hampshire Regiment in 1885.

 

“THE HAMPSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

The Hampshire Regiment

Possibly either a Militia or Volunteer Battalion clasp.

 

“HAMPSHIRE” / “1st VOLr BATTn”

The Hampshire Regiment 1st Volunteer Battalion

 

“THE HAMPSHIRE REGT” / “3rd VOLr BATTn”

The Hampshire Regiment 3rd Volunteer Battalion

1885-1901?

 

“PORTSMOUTH” / “CIVIL SERVICE CORPS”

Portsmouth Civil Service Corps

 

“2nd HAMPSHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS”

Became 2nd Volunteer Battalion the Hampshire Regiment in 1885.

The Gloucestershire Regiment

May 17, 2017 by 0 Comments

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The 28th, North Gloucestershire Regiment
1881 The Gloucestershire Regiment

61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot
1881 2 Bn The Gloucestershire Regiment

Letter Crests

 

28th “NORTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

(Ryan Fig.43)

 

61st “SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

Centre Crown over 61

(Ryan Fig.93) Photo Needed

 

Another Version has been observed with the title ring “SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE” / “REGT”

 

 

61st Other Ranks Pre.1871, Photo needed.

 

 

“GLOUCESTERSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

Gloucestershire Regiment Worn 1881-1901

(Ryan Fig.193)

I have noted variations of the Spinx with the tail facing forwards as per the Volunteer examples shown below. Photo Needed.

 

“GLOUCESTERSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

Gloucestershire Regiment Worn 1881-1901

(Ryan Fig.193 variation in tail of Sphinx)

This clasp in unusual as its of known provenance to an officer in the 4th Battalion the Gloucestershire Regiment. Lieutenant Slingsby Westbury Bethell, 4th Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment, resigns his Commission on the 6th June, 1883. 4th (Militia) Battalion – formerly the Royal North Gloucestershire Militia

 

 

“ROYAL SOUTH GLOUCESTER” / “MILITIA”

Royal Gloucester Militia Other Ranks.

Became 3rd Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment in 1881.

Center should be a strung bugle.

Royal North Gloucestershire Militia became 4th (Militia) Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment in 1881.

 

“GLOUCESTERSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

Volunteer Bn Worn 1881-1901

 

“ROYAL FOREST OF DEAN RIFLES”

12th Corps

Unit (County) Precedence Number 20.

1859: 2nd Gloucestershire Rifle Volunteers Corps.
1860: 1st Admin Bn Gloucestershire R.V.
1880: Bn Consolidated as 2nd Gloucestershire R.V.C.
1883: Re-designated: 2nd V.B. Gloucestershire Regiment.