Lachlan Posted 8 October , 2011 Share Posted 8 October , 2011 Dear All I've just bought the DVD set of the excellent 1964 BBC series The Great War. I watched it every week on TV as a boy and it was eerie seeing it again ! During the Somme segment of the story, there was a short bit of film showing a kilted unit taking a roll-call, possibly after an action. The men were facing with left arm exposed, except the nco taking the roll, who faced them with right arm exposed. The men wore a large (white ?) cut-out cloth letter "C" which took up most of their left upper sleeves. It was not possible to see if they wore it on their right sleeves too, however, the nco facing them, whose right arm was in view, wore no letter C on his sleeve. Any ideas who or what this represented ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted 8 October , 2011 Share Posted 8 October , 2011 If it's the same photo that I've seen on numerous occassions then it's the "Seaforth Highlanders", with a large white "C" on their upper arms. This was later reproduced as a colour plate in Mike Chapell's book on WWI uniforms for the Osprey - "Men at Arms" series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachlan Posted 9 October , 2011 Author Share Posted 9 October , 2011 Any thoughts on what the "C" signified ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Stewart Posted 9 October , 2011 Share Posted 9 October , 2011 "C" = Seaforth's (Highlanders). It was a play on the letter and the the title of the unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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