A coatee (you pronounced it correctly!) is a “little coat”. A short jacket popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Largely replaced by the more ornate longer jackets with lots of gold lace (frogging). It is a real shame that so many famous regiments have disappeared as the army has shrunk. The casualties in WW 1 are horrendous, I believe the regiment had two active battalions - a total of about 1600 officers and men. Casualties of over 4,000 show how often men needed to be replaced. The US casualties (in one year) of about 2,500 are from a division (about 12,000 men in a typical US infantry division). I think you looked best in the last red jacket you tried on! My first army commission was in the Devon and Dorset Regiment (4th Battalion), before I transferred to the Royal Corps of Signals three years later. Militia and Yeomanry regiments (the TA of the time) often had more glamorous uniforms than the regulars, with rich Colonels who outfitted “their” soldiers. Interestingly the Colonel often had little to do with his regiment after setting it up and would appoint a tenant in lieu, ie a Lieutenant Colonel, who actually did the work and commanded in battle!
What an interesting museum!
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Are you going to film the protest in Pz on Saturday
My ancestor was with the DCLI. We have his medal from Egypt featuring the The Nile campaign. It has Queen Vicotria on it.
Excellent. A nice piece to your family’s story. 👍🏻
This place is pretty impressive, I’ll be honest I never knew that place existed. Everyday is a school day 😊😊
Highly recommend
A coatee (you pronounced it correctly!) is a “little coat”. A short jacket popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Largely replaced by the more ornate longer jackets with lots of gold lace (frogging). It is a real shame that so many famous regiments have disappeared as the army has shrunk. The casualties in WW 1 are horrendous, I believe the regiment had two active battalions - a total of about 1600 officers and men. Casualties of over 4,000 show how often men needed to be replaced. The US casualties (in one year) of about 2,500 are from a division (about 12,000 men in a typical US infantry division).
I think you looked best in the last red jacket you tried on!
My first army commission was in the Devon and Dorset Regiment (4th Battalion), before I transferred to the Royal Corps of Signals three years later. Militia and Yeomanry regiments (the TA of the time) often had more glamorous uniforms than the regulars, with rich Colonels who outfitted “their” soldiers.
Interestingly the Colonel often had little to do with his regiment after setting it up and would appoint a tenant in lieu, ie a Lieutenant Colonel, who actually did the work and commanded in battle!
Nice info! Thanks. Glad I pronounced coatee correctly. 👍🏻