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Coldstream Guards/Scots guards

Tiny

Tiny

master brummie
need a little help while sorting through the late mother in laws possessions we came across these two Items we believe they once were Claire's Grandfather poss friends who served with him at some time he himself served in the Cameron Highlanders during the second world war
each plate reads Coldstream Guards 23907729 Freeman B second plate reads Scot Guards 2695609 J.Newsham.
could anyone shed some light on these and if they lived through the war
 
hi tiny
These are name plates issued to you when you are at the guards depot, they lasted I think right up to the 1990's. The two numbers 2390 would be around 1959/60 and the 2395 would be around 1962/63. I believe they originate from the early 19th C when they were a name tag and Reg't ID when injured or killed in battle if you see any paintings of the Guards at Waterloo they are sometimes shown in a pocket in the backpack. They may have been issued to other line Regt's .
regards
paul
 
Hi Tiny, bet you are 6ft 6in with a name like that, hold on to those name
plates they are collectors items, I still have have mine issued 2rd Febuary
1948, 22214003 ARNOLD B Coldstream Guards, I dont think any outside
regiment has them, not sure! Monty is reported to have said at El Alamein Gentlemen of the Guards and men of other regiments forward!!!
Take care now Bernard :cool:
 
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