towisuk Posted 30 October , 2007 Share Posted 30 October , 2007 One of the soldiers I am researching at the moment is an F.G May who was in the Queens regiment, I have since found out that they had the nickname "The Mutton Lancers". Can anyone inform me how this came about, and do they know of a good on-line resource that might be available for the Regimental War Diary or any other WW1 info for this regiment Regards Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 30 October , 2007 Share Posted 30 October , 2007 The nickname is evident when you look at the regimental badge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 30 October , 2007 Share Posted 30 October , 2007 Not sure of the origin but their badge was a lamb so the "Mutton" connection is obvious. The Queen's always had the Paschal Lamb, a lamb supporting a staff with a pennant with one of it's forelegs, from the arms of Catherine of Braganza, as their badge, although lancers didn't appear in the British Army until after Waterloo in 1815. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towisuk Posted 30 October , 2007 Author Share Posted 30 October , 2007 Yes, looking at the cap badge it's obvious where the name comes from now. Sometimes I can't see the wood for the trees! Regards Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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