1RWK Posted 1 December , 2023 Share Posted 1 December , 2023 Good evening, I was wondering if I could get some assistance from you knowledgeable people. I was given a set of recognition flashes and told they were MGC, I was hoping if someone would be able to confirm that please, they look to me to be similar to the colours of Cambridge. I am trying to piece together the uniform and equipment of the MGC that would have worked with/alongside the West Kent Regiment. Any help or information will be greatly appreciated Thanks Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 1 December , 2023 Share Posted 1 December , 2023 10 hours ago, 1RWK said: Good evening, I was wondering if I could get some assistance from you knowledgeable people. I was given a set of recognition flashes and told they were MGC, I was hoping if someone would be able to confirm that please, they look to me to be similar to the colours of Cambridge. I am trying to piece together the uniform and equipment of the MGC that would have worked with/alongside the West Kent Regiment. Any help or information will be greatly appreciated Thanks Wayne They are not familiar to me but perhaps forum pal, @poona guard might be able to advise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poona guard Posted 1 December , 2023 Share Posted 1 December , 2023 Hi 1RWK, The flashes are the 1st/1st Cambridgeshires not MGC. Iwish someone would give me things like that. Do you want to sell them? What RWK batalion are you wanting to match to the MGC? Best, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1RWK Posted 1 December , 2023 Author Share Posted 1 December , 2023 Thank you for your reply. I'm looking for any/all info on the RWK and MGC, I.e who worked together and where etc, etc. I'd be interested in selling Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 1 December , 2023 Share Posted 1 December , 2023 (edited) 19 hours ago, 1RWK said: I was wondering if I could get some assistance from you knowledgeable people. I was given a set of recognition flashes and told they were MGC, I was hoping if someone would be able to confirm that please, they look to me to be similar to the colours of Cambridge. 19 hours ago, 1RWK said: 36 minutes ago, poona guard said: The flashes are the 1st/1st Cambridgeshires not MGC. Iwish someone would give me things like that. Do you want to sell them? 9 minutes ago, 1RWK said: Thank you for your reply. I'm looking for any/all info on the RWK and MGC, I.e who worked together and where etc, etc. I'd be interested in selling Wayne/Dave - I wouldn't get too excited over those if I was you. Quite a few reproductions of these were made up for a WW1 living history event a number of years ago. I was meant to be in attendance but ended up missing it for some reason, and I still have the pair I was issued in advance - they look identical... Edited 1 December , 2023 by Andrew Upton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poona guard Posted 1 December , 2023 Share Posted 1 December , 2023 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caladonia Posted 1 December , 2023 Share Posted 1 December , 2023 hello there Here's a link to an excellant photo of the 1st/1st Cambridgeshires patch being worn. https://www.friendsofthesuffolkregiment.org/operation-legacy/this-was-a-bad-day-for-us-as-we-had-lost-our-co-and-there-was-no-prospect-of-getting-him-back-ever-again William Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poona guard Posted 2 December , 2023 Share Posted 2 December , 2023 Great picture, who owns it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caladonia Posted 2 December , 2023 Share Posted 2 December , 2023 Hello Poona Guard The photo was found during a trawl of the net, presumably the website owners would know it's origins. Here's a contact for the owners if your interested. https://www.friendsofthesuffolkregiment.org/contact.html William Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 3 December , 2023 Share Posted 3 December , 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, caladonia said: Hello Poona Guard The photo was found during a trawl of the net, presumably the website owners would know it's origins. Here's a contact for the owners if your interested. https://www.friendsofthesuffolkregiment.org/contact.html William Forum member @Chief_Chum (Taff) is connected with “Friends of the Suffolk Regiment” and thus that website, so I imagine he might be able to help with the source of the photograph if Dave (Poona Guard) is interested in it for his forthcoming book on TF battalion badges. Edited 3 December , 2023 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poona guard Posted 3 December , 2023 Share Posted 3 December , 2023 Thanks. Have contacted them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KENDO Posted 12 December , 2023 Share Posted 12 December , 2023 Hi all, With regard to the MGC connection, if you turn the patch 90 degrees it looks extraordinary like the patch worn by 55 MG Coy, 55 Brigade, 18 (Eastern) Division. Kendo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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