Military Insignia

History of the Parachute Regiment

The Parachute regiment (the Red Devils) was formed on June the 22nd 1940 by Winston Churchill with the formation of a 'corps of at least five thousand parachute troops, suitably organised and equipped.' ...

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History of the Princess of Wales' Regiment

The Princess of Wale’s regiment (Queen’s Royal Hampshire's) is the senior English infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen’s division.

The regiment was raised ion the 9th September 1992, as a result of the amalgamation of The Queens Regiment and The Royal Hampshire Regiment ... Princess of Wales article »

'Salute to the Sappers' poem

Salute To The Sappers Penned by Sergeant Ken Harrison from Christchurch Dorset. Who served in the Royal Engineers, South East Asia Command 1944 - 1947 > Salute to the Sappers

History of the Royal Artillary

In the early days, men who manned the cannons were not soldiers, but civilians employed by the board of Ordnance. Article describing the ascendancy and development the artillary in the British Army ... read more > Royal Artillary history

Origins of the British Army cap badge

The origins of the British Army cap badge can be traced back to Roman times. Article tracing the route and development of cap badge and its place in the present day ... read more > cap badge history

Hallmarks history

The History of hallmarking dates back to 1300 when a statute of Edward 1 instituted the assaying (testing) and marking of precious metals. The original aim of the system remains unchanged; the protection of the public against fraud and of the trader ... read more > hallmarking history

Jewellery care

Rings and various other types of jewellery including your watch that are worn regularly need to be cleaned periodically in order to remove the coating of dirt caused by make-up, body oils, etc which dulls ... read more > jewellery care

Precious metals

Why are precious metals of high economic value, because they are rare metallic elements? The best known ones are of course Gold and Silver and Platinum. However there are others not so well known to the general public such as Rhodium ... read more> precious metals

History of The Royal Fusiliers

Detailed below is the period of history during which a number of Regiments of the line went on to form Fusilier Regiments culminating in the amalgamation and formation of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers ... read more Fusilier history

British Army Regimental Nicknames

Detailed below is a large selection of Army, Navy and air Force nicknames of which some Army Regiments no longer exist as a result of Government defense cuts over the last ten years or so, but are still relevant if purely for historical purposes ... read more > army nicknames