Know your Regiments.

A new quiz, entitled 'Know Your regiments', Christian has allowed me permission to try a new quiz. I'll put in a clue/clues about 'British' regiments, I don't know enough about the others!!!
I'll try to provide badge pics if I have them.
start with an easy one.............who's this?

"I wear a blue flash on my shoulder,
A little white tank on my arm,
The '*** *****' taught me to soldier,
With them I'll come to no harm".

 

7th Australian Armoured Regiment?

 

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No, all British.

 

Royal Tank Regiment, then?

 

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That's too easy, you are halfway there, but....which battalian?

 

5 R/T/R?

 

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Very, very close!!! So close I'll give it to you, it was the '4th RTR' that wore the blue flash on the epaulette.
"The 4th. Tanks taught me to soldier"

OK, easy one for you,.........Formed in 1633,
nick named.. "Pontius Pilate's Bodyguard"
longest record of continuous service of the British Army.

 

Must be 6th R/T/R then!

 

RTR

You went wrong way David!!

 

Easy -- the one and only 1st Foot - the Royal Scots

 

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First prize to the man in a kilt! TOO easy! So......
Which county regiment wears the 'Presidential Unit Citation'?
Extra points for why.
Royal Scots badge from 1917 'Regiments at a Glance' book.

 

my grandad was a Royal Scots Greys, is that the same one?

Apparently there was an annecdote about him pawning his kilt in Paris during WW1 for "female services rendered" but when they got back from leave was caught out in a kit inspection and tied to a wagon wheel with bread and water as a punishment. No idea how true this is but it's a nice story

FNG

 

Re: regiments

Korean War -- the Glorious Glosters (thats the Gloucestershire Regiment as was) on Gloster Hill during the Imjin River battle. Basically one bn stood off a whole Chinese Horde (sorry, Division).

Merlin, was it the Glosters who wore two cap badges (back and front) in memory of another time they were surrounded and still won the battle (in Egypt IIRC)?

 

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FNG......The Scots Greys are now amalgamated with the 3rd.Carabiniers and are known as the 'Royal Scots Dragoon Guards' and are not the Royal Scots., two famous cavalry regiments!!! (Thanks for cocking up one of my later questions! :lol: )
Correct again Ossie, yes to the back and front badges and the history lesson!
Blue citation worn by Glorous Glosters!
These are toooo easy so........... Who in WW2 were known as the 'Black Mafia'? Brownie points for more info!!

 

I think I know this one, but I'll let someone else have a chance first.
But they'd better get in there sharpeish...

 

OK, if no-one else will have a go, it is the Rifle Brigade (or anyone related who wears dark green). The reason is the dress uniform -- almost black in colour, and the fact that the British Army looks after its own, so once someone gets to a senior post, their regiment will suddenly see a wave of promotions or benefits

First read it somewhere in John Masters autobiog -- Bugles and a Tiger or the sequel

 

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Spot on Ossie, in the early part of the desert war it was reckoned they just about ran Cairo! (I like the 'Sharpe' clue!)
As there is conflict between the Rifle Brigade and the KRRC I put in both of their 1917 badges.)
The RTR tried to usurp it later because of their black overalls and beret but no go!
OK next one not too many clues ........so......
"Three large balls,
Three small canons!"

 

Royal Army Ordinance Corps. Due to a (Famous?) historical mixup which involved providing an artillery unit with cannon balls too big for them IIRC.

 

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Correct Simon, what knowlege! Next one............
(Whoops, sorry, badge pic of RAOC from 1917 'regiments at a Glance' book, Big Balls-Small Cannons!)
Who wears a piece of hession sackcloth behind their cap badge? Extra points for the reason.

 

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I hope you are enjoying the old badges!