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Help identifying unit marks
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12-01-2012 01:28 AM
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Lattymer school definately IS an English public school that had/still has a Cadet Force
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I would say the first started life as K.R.G.A ? As for RCA I think the Canadian Artillery units were named as Garrison Artillery , example PEIGA = Prince Edward Island Garrison Artillery.
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You need to buy a little booklet available cheap from Brian at BDL Ltd that details all of the acknowledged and official markings used in the UK Military
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The CLLE is marked to the 7th (1/7) Battalion The King's (Liverpool) Regiment. 1/7 is the obvious choice here, because 2/7 wasn't formed until October of 1914.
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Deceased January 15th, 2016
Lattymer school definately IS an English public school that had/still has a Cadet Force
Forgive me Peter but Latymer Upper School is not a Public School; it is an Independent School, which is not quite the same thing thing. My cousin went to Latymer and I went to Chiswick Grammar School, just up/down the road from Latymer, which is in Hammersmith.
In my day we both had CCFs and rowing clubs and thus great rivals.
At Chiswick, we used CGS CCF as a shorthand, Latymer would have used LUS CCF and if IIRC did.
Last edited by Beerhunter; 12-01-2012 at 06:12 PM.
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Thanks for the clarification, everyone.
I will take the above advice and order an ID book from BDL. Didnt know there was such a resopurce available.
Arnold
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"C.G.A." is Canadian Garrison Artillery, as opposed to "R.C.A.", "Royal Canadian Artillery". "Garrison" meaning they manned fortifications such as the Halifax Citadel, Fort Rodd near Victoria, etc. The "R.G.A." did not entirely pull out of Canada until 1906 I believe. I thought I had a postcard of them marching down to the docks in Victoria, but can't find the photo at the moment.
Here's a photo that was on eBay of them and some Canadian troops building a bridge across Esquimalt Lagoon in 1905/6. Note the much-hated German style caps that only lasted a year or two before they were withdrawn.
And an Christmas poster as well.
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I stand humbly corrected Beery! But it looks as though the Q has been fully answered
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