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Post by trooperoo on Jun 23, 2009 10:10:37 GMT
Pardon my ignorance, but I was looking at some photos on the RTR website of a parade in front of the Queen. It dawned on me that the officers were not wearing their dress berets and hackles. So I looked at the files of the other ranks and noted that they, too, did not have the dress beret and Hackle. It was a "foot" parade, so there was no excuse because of mounting vehicles.
Would someone please enlighten me as to if and when the dress beret and hackle was phased out. It was such a unique form of headdress it left the rest of the army standing; especially the officers' woolly beret with gold around the sweatband. And the high left side of the ORs beret with that cardboard scaffolding...
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Post by 32gbpadfal on Jun 23, 2009 12:48:29 GMT
Pardon my ignorance, but I was looking at some photos on the RTR website of a parade in front of the Queen. It dawned on me that the officers were not wearing their dress berets and hackles. So I looked at the files of the other ranks and noted that they, too, did not have the dress beret and Hackle. It was a "foot" parade, so there was no excuse because of mounting vehicles. Would someone please enlighten me as to if and when the dress beret and hackle was phased out. It was such a unique form of headdress it left the rest of the army standing; especially the officers' woolly beret with gold around the sweatband. And the high left side of the ORs beret with that cardboard scaffolding... Around the early 70's but S54 will give you the exact date. |
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Post by trooperoo on Jun 23, 2009 14:12:48 GMT
Many thanks. What a crime...
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Post by soprano54 on Jun 23, 2009 16:58:08 GMT
Pardon my ignorance, but I was looking at some photos on the RTR website of a parade in front of the Queen. It dawned on me that the officers were not wearing their dress berets and hackles. So I looked at the files of the other ranks and noted that they, too, did not have the dress beret and Hackle. It was a "foot" parade, so there was no excuse because of mounting vehicles. Would someone please enlighten me as to if and when the dress beret and hackle was phased out. It was such a unique form of headdress it left the rest of the army standing; especially the officers' woolly beret with gold around the sweatband. And the high left side of the ORs beret with that cardboard scaffolding... Around the early 70's but S54 will give you the exact date. I can't remember the exact date but I know we were still wearing it in 1978, it was a decision made by the RTR Council! ISTR the orficers beret being nicknamed the 'Poodle' but I think the correct name was Aristakran and was the idea of one of the CO's wives!  You'll be pleased to know that the OR's beret and hackle was retained by the 'Jukebox Troop'!  |
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Post by alfredo on Jun 23, 2009 17:23:15 GMT
I think you may find Soprano old mate that the idea of the Poodle was by Mrs Grantham,wife of Col same. Would this fit into the approx. time of the birth of the Poodle?  alf |
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Post by soprano54 on Jun 23, 2009 18:25:21 GMT
Alfie I did hear that it was Mrs Grantham's idea but ISTR the 'Poodle' being introduced much earlier than her husband's tenure as CO (65-67)...............could be wrong!
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Post by severnroach on Jun 30, 2009 18:28:38 GMT
Definitlly M
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Post by severnroach on Jun 30, 2009 18:32:55 GMT
Definintly Mrs. Granthams idea I was D.Ts batman at the time of the inception,and remember the discussions about it
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You'll be pleased to know that the OR's beret and hackle was retained by the 'Jukebox Troop'! 
