freddy1918 Posted 11 August , 2007 Share Posted 11 August , 2007 In all probablility this is a stupid question... Was there a height requirement for Officers in the various Guards Regiments? Any help appreciated, Cheers. Freddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 1 September , 2007 Share Posted 1 September , 2007 hello not that I know of - was for other ranks depth of pocket was important for the mess bills........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 1 September , 2007 Share Posted 1 September , 2007 I suspect that if one was a very short officer the degree of influence needed to get a Guards Commission would be greater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjustice Posted 1 September , 2007 Share Posted 1 September , 2007 'lo 'lo So it was possible for a Guards officer to gain his commission at 5'8" say whilst ORs were refused? (If the height limit was e.g. 5'9" at the time) Kind Regards, SMJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 1 September , 2007 Share Posted 1 September , 2007 havent got any officers papers that show a lower height but recall one officer being 5'3 in the coldstream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 1 September , 2007 Share Posted 1 September , 2007 So one can rework that hoary (and in its original form very non PC) old joke : 'He's a small officer with vey large privates' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 1 September , 2007 Share Posted 1 September , 2007 thats terrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Watch Posted 1 September , 2007 Share Posted 1 September , 2007 If he'd been an officer in the Indian Army his privates would have been coloured. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 2 September , 2007 Share Posted 2 September , 2007 I'll get both your coats a naval officer , well he wouldnt have any privates at all back to the questiion, next time Im in London i will look at some officer papers and see how high they where Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjustice Posted 2 September , 2007 Share Posted 2 September , 2007 next time Im in London i will look at some officer papers and see how high they where Are you suggesting Guards Officers' access to mind-altering substances? Kind Regards, SMJ P.S. I'll get my coat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 2 September , 2007 Share Posted 2 September , 2007 you can't say anything here can you dont you just love the english language Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjustice Posted 2 September , 2007 Share Posted 2 September , 2007 you can't say anything here can you dont you just love the english language In the first phrase are you talking to me (you)? or yourself (one) or even all of us (we)? Kind Regards, SMJ P.S. Yes, I know, I'll pack up my books for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 2 September , 2007 Share Posted 2 September , 2007 you, me, the forum - the whole world... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjustice Posted 2 September , 2007 Share Posted 2 September , 2007 you, me, the forum - the whole world... When you say, "the whole world..."..... I'll stop now to reduce the danger of unhinging the thread, completely I'll be very interested in the results from your next trip to Kew. Kind Regards, SMJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroc Posted 4 September , 2007 Share Posted 4 September , 2007 Am I on the right forum? Thought I might just have stumbled across a teen-dating chatroom!!!! ho ho! Keep the banter up chaps, it's great to read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 4 September , 2007 Share Posted 4 September , 2007 you gotta have fun or whats the point ? Simon - - I actually have the privilege of going to Coldstream Guards regimental archives to do my research Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy1918 Posted 7 September , 2007 Author Share Posted 7 September , 2007 Thanks - lol. Having read some of the letters that went back to Eton from the Guards division some of them had to be stoned - chasing beggar women around after tent pegs - all very disturbing. I'm just looking for a reason someone would have been refused a commission in the Guards in about March 1917. He's not hobbit sized or poor so looks like the answer might lie somewhere else... When guys are told, thanks but we've got all the officers we need , is that fobbing them off because they don't want them, or could that be genuine? I've seen that a few times. Freddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tafski Posted 7 September , 2007 Share Posted 7 September , 2007 why shoul d officers heights be in question its the man not his size i served in the guards with officers smaller than me tafski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy1918 Posted 7 September , 2007 Author Share Posted 7 September , 2007 why shoul d officers heights be in question its the man not his size i served in the guards with officers smaller than me tafski I saw a reference to height being an issue in some personal correspondence... I didn't know if it was serious or not. Freddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 8 September , 2007 Share Posted 8 September , 2007 Freddy who in particular and Ill see if he has a coldstream file on tuesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west coast Posted 13 June , 2008 Share Posted 13 June , 2008 so all the para officers had desending privates!!.... mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 15 June , 2008 Share Posted 15 June , 2008 not in ww1 as they didnt exist......but did the RAF/RFC let their privates fly planes...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Barton Posted 25 June , 2008 Share Posted 25 June , 2008 She was only a Sergeants daughter but she knew what Reggie meant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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