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Royal Scots Fusilliers

http://www.glesga.ukpals.com/folk/forces2.htm

As someone who have never been in the armed forces I find it quite refreshing how many taxi/PH drivers have done their bit.

And no I'm not taking the p***.

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IDFIMH

I think your onto something there wannabee.

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

I've tried to get a better shot of the cap badge but this is the best I could manage. It's not clear enough to be sure but this one is a good match for the shape.

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http://wingsoverscotland.com/ http://www.newsnetscotland.com/

i always thought a fusilier was the same as a grenadier, seems not, it comes from the name of a type of rifle. you live and learn.

Fusilier was originally the name of a soldier armed with a light flintlock musket called the fusil. The word was first used around 1680, and has later developed into a regimental designation.

the badge must depict a burning fuse, or fusilier?

Every soldier who served in WWI was entitled to at least one campaign medal, these can be searched for here


http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/docu ... r=1&query=

British soldier

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

i typed in campbell...

Medal card of Campbell, William
Corps: Seaforth Highlanders


then mcdonald

Medal card of McDonald, William J
Corps: Royal Scots

so i thinks its mult-national..

26400 singhs

Medal card of Wasawa Singh
Corps: Hodson's Horse

Lucky, they can't see you now

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

Yeah, lucky I aint got an SLR too

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

http://rhf.org.uk/rhf/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66&Itemid=80

this might help....they may have a record of all that served in the RHF in WW1

I would go with that Gus, I cannot think of anything nearer

http://www.scotlandforvisitors.co.uk/capbadges.php

These are all the Scottish badges from when the battalions where first formed, this would give each one its own identity and what part of Scotland there home base came from, before the amalgamations started just a few years ago, even though this happened the new badge has aspects from them all

Medal card of Campbell, William
Corps: Seaforth Highlanders.....Liverpool ??

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

Thank you all for this info.
I am going to see if I can get a copy of my grandads birth certificate as I now believe the name we all new him by George might have been his middle name, a common occurrence at the time.
We have always had trouble with him, on censuses and certificates because of this.
But I feel pretty confident we now know his regiment the RSF by the cap badge..
Thanks again and I will let you know if we find anything else out.