Trooper Roderick wears the cap badge of his home Regiment, The Highland Light Infantry. He wears a Commando Dagger lapel badge.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 17 Sep 2020 12:57:55 EDT
This is a clear image of his original issue Cap Badge as it has a Kings’ Crown and is well worn. The Hunting Horn shown appears on all Light Infantry Cap Badges.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 17 Sep 2020 12:55:28 EDT
Trooper Moore’s Regiment before joining the Commandos was probably The Kings Royal Rifle Corps a Light Infantry Unit.,
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Thu 17 Sep 2020 12:52:24 EDT
WHAT A CRACKING GESTURE!
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Mon 14 Sep 2020 13:15:59 EDT
The Commando standing centrally wears the General Service Medal with Two Campaign Bars but the right hand medal in the picture is the Pingat Jasa Malaysia awarded by the Malaysian Government to ALL British Personnel who served in either the Malay Emergency or during the Borneo Confrontation Operation (the Undeclared War) when Indonesia threatened Invasion and a bitter “Small War” broke out. There is some controversy as regards wearing of this Medal but most people wear it as seen. Only HM The Queen can grant permission for Foreign Medals/Awards to be worn by Serving or former Service men and women. It would take a brave person to tell people of this calibre to “Take it Off!”
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Mon 14 Sep 2020 13:13:55 EDT
On the right lapel of his blazer he wears his original Army Commando Association badge, then a small Parachute Regiment Cap Badge and below a small set of British Military Parachute ‘Wings”, he also has a full size British Military Parachutists Badge stitched.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Mon 14 Sep 2020 12:46:04 EDT
On his blazer lapel he is wearing his Veterans’ Badge, below that a Dutch Commando Troopen badge and the third appears to show an Elephants’ head.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Mon 14 Sep 2020 12:42:10 EDT
I believe this Commando is wearing a Staffordshire Regimental Cap Badge as I can just make out the Staffordshire Knot which was designed to hang three people at a time!
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Mon 14 Sep 2020 12:34:36 EDT
This Royal Marine wears the dark blue beret with scarlet flash worn by those members of the Corps who were not Commando Trained so he was probably a Landing Craft Rating manning the small Craft used in the raid.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Mon 14 Sep 2020 06:13:25 EDT
The lady wears her French Legion d’Honneur Medal awarded for her action in helping British Commandos and Canadian soldiers involved in the Dieppe Raid. Two small Canadian badges can just be glimpsed above the Medal.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Mon 14 Sep 2020 06:06:21 EDT
The Cap Badge this Trooper wears is the South Wales Borderers, the man behind is possible a Royal Engineers (RE) but MAY be Royal Army Service Corps (RASC), their Cap Badges being similar in shape/layout.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Sun 13 Sep 2020 12:27:01 EDT
The Brigadier chooses to wear his Original Welch Regiment Cap Badge and not that of a Field Officer.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Sat 12 Sep 2020 15:49:18 EDT
Trooper Redmond soldiered on after WW2 as evidenced by his General Service Medal (2 Campaign Bars) and Korean War Medals (UN),
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Sat 12 Sep 2020 15:46:12 EDT
This Commando served in one of the Rifle Regiments as his cap badge carries Regimental Battle Honours. Rifle Regiments did not have the Colours carried by Infantry Regiments but on the Officers Cross Belt and every soldiers Cap Badge Badge. He also went on to serve in the Korean War as evidenced by the two right hand medals in the picture.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Sat 12 Sep 2020 09:56:33 EDT
