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Polo Shirt - Rifle Green with 3rd Green Jackets, The Rifle Brigade Motive and Badge to order.
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Colin Kinnersley served in 3rd Green Jackets, The Rifle Brigade as a National Serviceman between November 1958 and November 1960.

Having recently tried to acquire a Polo or T Shirt to commemorate his time with the Regiment he found that there were none available and approached a local company near his home in Bristol who agreed to produce the shirt providing he could supply written permission from the Regiment to use the badge. This permission was duly obtained with the help of Ron Cassidy and the result can be seen below.

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If there is anyone else who would like to purchase the shirt please use the details below;

Contact INITIALLY YOURS by telephone 0117 956 0909

Quote Reference - 3RDRIFFL

Polo Shirt Code - SS27 (You can also obtain the 3GJ/RB motive on T Shirts. Please request separate quote)

Colours             - Bottle Green

Sizes                 - S * M * L * XL * XXL

Motive               - 3rd Green Jackets, The Rifle Brigade with Regimental Badge

Costs

Polo Shirt          - £12.20
Plus VAT            - £  2.44
Post & Packing  - £  2.60

Total                 = £17.24



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wrong Badge it should be Green Jacket Brigade Badge during those dates also The Rifle Brigades last badge had a different crown to that one on the shirt

 

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Technically that is true and no one has said that the badge on the shirt is correct for that period but some battalions retained their former cap badges until well after the 1958 deadline. It is also true that the last badge worn was a much slimmer version as can be seen on the RB History web site at www.riflebrigadehistory.info

The shirt and motive were devised by a former Rifleman as his tribute to a great regiment. He obtained special permission to reproduce the badge which although incorrect for that period was the one he wanted to wear on his Polo shirt. Nothing more! Most people, if asked, could not even begin to describe what the Green Jackets Brigade badge looked like and the desire to display it on a self designed motive is perhaps not very common. For interest you can see one HERE if you wish.

Ken Ambrose



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Most polo shirts of the Rifle Brigade era had four buttons, not three, with an apron front and reinforced stitching at the points of strain.  The collar was slightly larger and some were stiffened to prevent the unsightly 'curling' of the collar edges.  The shirt is therefore historically innacurate.



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