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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 Page 2 |
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part of the “New Army”- the new British army recruited after the
outbreak of WWI to expand the professional army that was rapidly shrinking in
size due to casualties in France and Belgium and that was not enough to
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| 5th Bn
the Royal Irish Regiment. |
10th Bn the Hampshire Regiment |
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5th Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. |
6th Bn Royal Irish Rifles |
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5th Bn Connaught Rangers |
1st Bn Leinster Regiment |
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6th Bn Leinster Regiment. |
1st Bn
Royal Irish Regiment
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| 6th Bn
& 7th Bn Royal Munster
Fusiliers
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6th Bn & 7th Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers
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2nd Bn & 5th Bn & 6th Bn Royal Irish Fusiliers |
10th
Bn Hampshire Regiment. |
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| 9th (Service)
Bn, the West
Yorkshire Regiment |
6th (Service)
Bn, the East Yorkshire Regiment |
If you can provide a colour image of this badge please
Email it to me.
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| 2nd
Bn & 6th (Service) Bn the
Yorkshire
Regiment. |
6th (Service)
Bn, York
and Lancaster Regiment |
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| 32nd Brigade
Machine Gun Company MGC |
6th (Service)
Bn, the Lincolnshire
Regiment. |
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| 6th (Service)
Bn, the Border
Regiment. |
7th (Service)
Bn, the South
Staffordshire Regiment. |
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| 9th (Service)
Bn, the Sherwood
Foresters Regiment. |
8th (Service)
Bn , the Northumberland
Fusiliers |
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| 8th (Service)
Bn, the Duke
of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding?) |
9th (Service)
Bn, the Lancashire
Fusiliers |
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| 11th (Service)
Bn, the Manchester
Regiment. |
5th (Service)
Bn, the Dorsetshire
Regiment. |
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| No 11 Motor
Machine Gun Battery |
6th (Service)
Bn, the East Yorkshire Regiment. |
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| B Squadron, 1st
Hertfordshire Yeomanry |
A Squadron,
Royal
Glasgow Yeomanry |
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| 11th Divisional
Cyclist Company |
Image by Frank Green
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| 6th
(Service) Bn King's
Own Royal Lancaster Regiment |
6th
(Service) Bn, the East
Lancashire Regiment |
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| 6th
(Service) Bn, the South
Lancashire Regiment |
6th
(Service) Bn, the Loyal
North Lancashire Regiment |
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| 38th
Machine Gun Company Machine Gun Corps |
Army
Service Corps |
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| 9th
(Service) Bn , the Royal
Warwickshire Regiment |
7th
(Service) Bn, the Gloucestershire
Regiment also see below |
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Gloucestershire Regiment have the unusual distinction of wearing a
second 'back' badge on the rear of their head-dress.
This stems from the
Battle of Alexandria on March 21st 1801, when the 28th, 42nd and 58th
Regiments beat off a French attack by turning back to back with the
front rank.
Badges available in either Brass or White metal.
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| 9th
(Service) Bn, the Worcestershire
Regiment |
7th
(Service) Bn, the North
Staffordshire Regiment |
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| 39th
Machine Gun Company Machine Gun Corps |
39th
Supply & Transport Column ASC |
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| 8th
(Service) Bn, the Cheshire
Regiment |
8th
(Service) Bn, the Royal
Welsh Fusiliers |
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| 4th
(Service) Bn, the South
Wales Borderers Regiment |
8th
(Service) Bn, the Welsh
Regiment |
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| 5th
(Service) Bn, the Wiltshire
Regiment |
2/7th
Bn, the Hampshire
Regiment |
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| 8th
(Service) Bn (Pioneers), the Welsh
Regiment |
5th
(Service) Bn, the Wiltshire Regiment |
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provide a good colour image of this badge please Email
it to me.
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Squadron, 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry (an Indian Army
Unit). |
D
Squadron, 1/1st Hertfordshire
Yeomanry (as inscribed on WW1 headstones) |
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| 13th
Divisional Cyclist Company |
Royal
Artillery |
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| Royal
Engineers |
Field
Ambulances (Medical Corps)
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