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The Graveyards
of Gallipoli; A Digger
History Associate Site |
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A Tribute
to the Men of all the Nations that took part in the Gallipoli Campaign of
1915 |
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Badges of UK based British
Units at Gallipoli |
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British General Service badge. In different sizes this badge has been
used as Helmet Plates, cap badges, Warrant Officer rank badges and more. Even
buttons used the design, see below.
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The era of issue can be deduced from the style of Crown.
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details
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Sub category index
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The two mottoes on the G/S badge are;
- Dieu et Mon Droit;
(French) (God and my right).
- Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense
(French)
(Shame on him who thinks this evil).
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rough translation of the meaning of the word (Service) in a Battalion's
title indicates that it is a unit formed to serve for the duration of
the war only . |
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Hat badges of the Battalions
of the 29th Division |
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Bn, the Royal Fusiliers |
1st
Bn, the Lancashire Fusiliers |
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| 16th
(Service) Battalion (Public Schools), the Middlesex Regiment |
1st
Bn, the Royal Munster Fusiliers |
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| 1st
Bn, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
1st
(Service) Bn, the Royal Guernsey (militia) |
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Bn 3rd
(City of London) London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). |
2nd
Bn, the South Wales Borderers |
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| 1st
Bn, the King's Own Scottish Borderers |
1st
Bn, the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
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| 1st
Bn, the Border Regiment |
1st
Battalion, the 5th Royal Scots |
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| 1st
Bn, the Essex Regiment |
2nd
Bn, the Leinster Regiment |
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| 1st
Bn, the Newfoundland Regiment ( then a separate
Colony now part of Canada) |
2nd
Bn, 1st
(City of London) London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) |
- The London Regiment raised over 80
battalions, all Territorial Force (militia) as it had no regular
army battalions nor any New Army battalions. It formed 4 entire
Divisions. As a result there were many badges. The Regiment
fought with great distinction on the Western Front, Gallipoli and in
Palestine.
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Bn, 2nd Monmouthshire Regiment |
Royal
Engineers |
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| Shoulder
title & collar badge of the Royal Scots Fusiliers |
RND
shoulder title |
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Royal Marine Light
Infantry |
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