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Al Amos
Posts : 25 Join date : 2010-12-11 Age : 64 Location : Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
| Subject: British Regimental nicknames Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:09 pm | |
| Does anyone know where I can find a list of the nicknames of the regiments involved during the AZW? The then current nicknames is what I'm looking for. Thanks!
al |
| | | littlehand
Posts : 7076 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 56 Location : Down South.
| Subject: Re: British Regimental nicknames Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:34 pm | |
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| | | 24th
Posts : 1862 Join date : 2009-03-25
| Subject: Re: British Regimental nicknames Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:42 pm | |
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| | | Al Amos
Posts : 25 Join date : 2010-12-11 Age : 64 Location : Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
| Subject: Re: British Regimental nicknames Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:52 pm | |
| Thank you sir, very good book.
al |
| | | Chard1879
Posts : 1261 Join date : 2010-04-12
| Subject: Re: British Regimental nicknames Mon Dec 13, 2010 12:09 am | |
| 17th Lancers ''(The Death or Glory Boys)
The Royal Regiment of Wales, (The Swabs'
3rd Regiment Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment of Foot (The Devil’s Own )
The Kings OWn (The Lions)
24th regiment of foot (Howards Greens / Bengal Tigers
The Royal Engineers (Sappers)
Happy to be corrected. Getting late by along with Littlehands book, its a start. |
| | | Chelmsfordthescapegoat
Posts : 2593 Join date : 2009-04-24
| Subject: Re: British Regimental nicknames Mon Dec 13, 2010 12:29 am | |
| The Black Knots - North Staffordshire Regiment (the regimental badge was a Stafford knot) The Cameronians - 1st Battalion The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) The Moonrakers - The Wiltshire Regiment The Pot Hooks - 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot later 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment The Pump and Tortoise - 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot later 1st Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment The Steelbacks - 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot later 1st Battalion Middlesex Regiment and The Northamptonshire Regiment The Thin Red Line - 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot later The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 90th Perthshire Light Infantry: later 2nd Battalion the Scottish Rifles; disbanded in 1966. (Sappers) Royal Engineers
Happy to be corrected. |
| | | Al Amos
Posts : 25 Join date : 2010-12-11 Age : 64 Location : Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
| Subject: Re: British Regimental nicknames Mon Dec 13, 2010 1:15 am | |
| The book littlehand cited was printed in 1916.
After cross referencing 2nd bns to old regimental numbers, etc. I am not sure of the nicknames of the 58th, 94th and 99th. Either nicknames weren't listed, or the nickname given wasn't specific to which battalion it was given. For example the 88th had the old 94th as its 2nd bn, but only one nickname is listed. So what would the 94th's have been while it was independent? Similar findings with the 58th and 99th. Any ideas?
Here is the list I came up with: INF. 3rd - The Buffs 13th - The Bleeders 21st - Earl of Mar's Grey Beeks 24th - Howard's Greens 57th - The Die Hards 58th - ?? 60th - The Greenjackets 80th - Stafforshire Knots 90th - Perkshire Grey Breeks 91st - The Rory's or The Thin Red Line 94th - ?? 99th - The 9s or The Queen's Pets (per mac, see below) CAV. 1st Guard Dragoons - The K.G.D.s or The Trade Union 17th Lancers - Death or Glory Boys, or Skull and Crossbones
How many did I miss? ;-)
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| | | Mr Greaves
Posts : 747 Join date : 2009-10-18
| Subject: Re: British Regimental nicknames Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:52 am | |
| Al Amos. Just wanted to say for your first post. That was a very good topic. (Hope we get more like that from you) Well done mate. See link below.. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] |
| | | Al Amos
Posts : 25 Join date : 2010-12-11 Age : 64 Location : Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
| Subject: Re: British Regimental nicknames Tue Dec 14, 2010 2:14 am | |
| Thank you. I try. Looks like a missed a couple units from the link you posted, thanks.
Good to see there's no pressure for my next query. :lol!: |
| | | mac
Posts : 7 Join date : 2009-12-22
| Subject: Re: British Regimental nicknames Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:25 pm | |
| The 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment were normally just refered as 'The 9s'.......In 1857 they aquired the nickname 'The Queens Pets' because at that time they were very smart in drill and dress. As a consequence they were always chosen to find the guard on the Royal Pavilion, leading to the nickname. By all accounts this also led to a number of difference of opinions in the Wet Canteens of Aldershot. Also their officers wore more than the usual amount of gold lace on thier uniforms. The 99th's sartorial perfrection at this time is said to have given rise to the expresion 'Dressed up to the Nines'. There was an inscription '99th Queens Pets' cut into the stonework of All Saints Church at Aldershot, but it has since disappeared. The Moonraker link came many years later when they were redesignated as the 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment. [Lanarskshire to Wiltshire - Work that one out]. The comment 'Dressed up to the Nines we think was in use before that time, but then linked to the Regiment.
Hope that helps Cheers MAC |
| | | Al Amos
Posts : 25 Join date : 2010-12-11 Age : 64 Location : Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
| Subject: Re: British Regimental nicknames Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:38 pm | |
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