Bill Millin Reenactor

[OC Richard]

Richard, have you a photo of a regular piper with the badge at each arm ? I never saw a piper in No2 Service Dress jacket or khaki Shirt or Pullover with bagpipe badge on both arms, I have several ex piper jackets, only located the badge are on the right arm. As here the black watch piper in pipers of the trenches movie! he is wearing the badge at the right arm , there you can see both arms , also I could not find a photo! ? I would be happy to see one! I believe it is only a pipemajor and drum major thing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oXiAu3P0LM

You might well be right! It's not often in a photograph that you can see both arms, where the badges would be.

Of course Pipe Majors have the piper's trade badges on both arms, as can be seen in many photos.

[Bruce Scott]

A couple of WWII pipers also showing both sleeves.

Pipers MacNeill (left) & Chisholm, talk to a French girl of St Valery who is wearing a skirt made from the tartan of a Cameron Kilt,
left in the town in 1940.

[Hawk]

This, in and of itself, is a very interesting thread gentlemen.......keep up the postings.....

Bruce Scott, it appears your email address is not updated. I'm sure that many here would like to send a personal note to you on occasion.

And, Karl, well done indeed....looking sharp there.....

Hawk

[Dutypiper]

this is not a Bagpipe badge:-))

A couple of WWII pipers also showing both sleeves.

Pipers MacNeill (left) & Chisholm, talk to a French girl of St Valery who is wearing a skirt made from the tartan of a Cameron Kilt,
left in the town in 1940.

[Bruce Scott]

this is not a Bagpipe badge:-))

Okay.... any idea what it may be?

[Dutypiper]

for example, or tartan badge?

[Kilted Karl]

Dear All,

I have bought proper boots, entrenching tool, and a P42 bergen. I should be able to post photos of full kit soon.

O.C. Richard, thanks to your help I have a pair of proper garters and my WPG hose are on the way. I still have not been able to find a Khaki Bagpiper's Badge.

I thank you all for your help.

Sincerely,

:ootd: Karl

[Bruce Scott]

"I still have not been able to find a Khaki Bagpiper's Badge."

These British No.2 Dress versions should be pretty close to the WWII battle dress job:

http://www.windsormedals.com/categor...show=60&page=1

http://www.cadetkitshop.com/pipers-badge



And Pennys (Canada) also have them:
http://www.pennys.ca/New/index.php?pid=15

[MacGumerait]

Dear All,

I have bought proper boots, entrenching tool, and a P42 bergen. I should be able to post photos of full kit soon.

O.C. Richard, thanks to your help I have a pair of proper garters and my WPG hose are on the way. I still have not been able to find a Khaki Bagpiper's Badge.

I thank you all for your help.

Sincerely,

:ootd: Karl

Karl , here is a khaki piper's badge . Not exactly of the WWII period , but similar .

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Military-Bag...item2c93f5806f

Cheers , Mike

[Mike_Oettle]

It must also be borne in mind that Millin was personal piper to Lord Lovat, who was himself highly unconventional, famously wearing a white sweater on D-Day.
So any kind of oddity might have cropped up in what Millin wore on that day.
Regards,
Mike