Yeomanry regimental pagri patches Palestine 1917

[Over Open Sights]

Greetings All,

I wonder if those with the knowledge would help me out?

I'm trying to gather together information on the regimental patches worn on the Foreign Service helmet by the fourteen Yeomanry regiments that served with the Desert Mounted Corps in 1917-18.

Four of them elude me. They are:

Worcestershire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars)

East Riding Yeomanry

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars)

Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (South Nottinghamshire Hussars)

If anyone can give me a written description or even an image I would be very grateful.

Thanks

Mark

[Arthur]

Hi

Here are 2 of the 4.

Regards

Arthur

[Arthur]

Hi

Here are the other 2

Regards

Arthur

[Doctord84]

Hello Mark

From a painting based on four members of the ERY during the Palestine campaign. This is supposed to be Jim Appleton.

Dave

[Over Open Sights]

Arthur, Just replied to your PM before checking the main discussion list.

Cracking.

I had a mail today from the curator of the Worcerstershire Yeomanry museum. He mentions the "pear blossom" on a rectangular patch made up of the regimental colours....

"It consisted of a rectangular patch approx 3.5inches x 2.0 inches in the Regimental Colours of Claret, Dk Green and Dk Blue. On the coloured patch a Pear Blossom is embroidered in Cotton."

He's sending me an image. Will post when I receive.

Doctord84..... there it is....plain blue flash on the right hand side! Thanks. Great painting.

[AndrewFrench]

Hi Mark

I came on the site to have a look for you but it seems you have the set.

Can Arthur help as to what book (I assme) the scans he provided came from ?

Cheers

Andrew

[Arthur]

Andrew,

They came from an article in 'The Formation Sign' which is the journal of the Military Heraldry Society.

Regards

Arthur