Scarce WW1 The North Eastern Railway ( NER ) Monthly Magazine - January 1915

This original magazine has paper covers (now detached regrettably but would look good separately framed) but otherwise contents in good clean and tight condition. It contains information relating to the North Eastern Railways and its members during the Great War.

There is a photographic Roll of Honour for early 1915 an several pages of lists of employees who had enlisted in all ...  read more

Code: 56258

Victorian Australian New South Wales Colonial Defence Force Battalion Other Rank 's Large Pattern Brass Button

Unusual maker, Beckworths Ltd, London. Floating shank. Circa 24mm in diameter. Sharp detail but could do with a light clean.

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Code: 56130

Joiner & Carpenter Proficiency Gurkha Rifles Blackened Brass Trade Arm Badge

Scarce, in blackened brass with backing plate, as issued to British Army Gurkha Rifle Battalions. 3,2cm in diameter and with two original lugs.

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Code: 55969

Northumberland Fusiliers Volunteer / Territorial Battalion Silver Plated Officers Medium Pattern Button

Circa 19mm in diameter, fix shank and back marked JR Gaunt & Son Ltd, London, Engd, silver plated, in a plain line circle. It has some staining to front and wear to plate on hight points but this pattern is a very hard button to find. Coll

Col. Denis Wood ( 2nd Edn) No 648 refers.

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Code: 55735

WW1 Canada - 30th Battalion CEF Shoulder Title- maker marked Tiptaff, Birmingham

Given Tiptaff made many Canadian badges, this is most probably Canadian. But it could equally serve as a stand in for a Tyneside Irish 30th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers numeral (althougth not of the correct pattern).

Two original loops to the reverse. Circa 1.9cm wide and 1.3cm tall. Back stamped Tipftaff B'Ham in very small neat letters. UK made.

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Code: 55147

Drummers Call - The Newsletter of the Corps of Drums Society, No 40, 1991

A4 sized society magazine, 18 pages of information concerning the history of and modern day news about Drum Majors and the Corps of Drums. This magazine is in good second hand condition, and has articles about the Coldstream Guards, Lord Mayor's Show, the Senior Drum Major of the Household Division, Drummer Boy Lyons (1931) of the 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers and other news.  read more

Code: 54387

Post WW1 Real Postcard - York & Lancaster Regiment in tropical whites playing the Battalion from Church

An interesting picture, Postally unused but identified on reverse in two separate hands. Some corner wear to three corners and a small crease in top right corner, otherwise a good colonial image of the regiment headed by the band on the march in tropical climes, which by the looks of the background is in Africa.


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Code: 53177

4th / 5th Territorial Force Battalions of Prince Albert 's Somerset Light Infantry White Metal Cap Badge

Good strong die struck large pattern white metal badge with original slider. The scroll with the South Africa 1900-01 as worn by the territorial battalions. Some polishing has eroded the detail of the bricks on the crown, but otherwise good condition.

See the following URL for a discussion about the many fakes out there verus this good original pattern:

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Code: 58319

Cambridgshire Regiment Bi-Metal Cap Badge ( without the E )

The Cambridgeshire was a Territorial Battalion. This is the version of the cap badge with the incorrect spelling. Bi-metal with original slider, a good stiff badge, in good overall condition with slight verdigris to top left of scroll. Sealed pattern 26th May 1916.

K&K 1817 refers.

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Code: 57475

Inniskilling - 6th Inniskillings Dragoons Brass Shoulder Title, 1920 - 1926

A scarce brass shoulder title with two original loops to the reverse. In very good condition. introduced in 1920, but then the regiment was amalgamated in 1922 with the 5th Dragoon Guards and wore a new pattern shoulder title from 1926 onwards. Scarce.

Westlake No 98 refers.

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Code: 58462