The Tom Tit - The Regiment Magazine
May 22, 2017 16:00:47 GMT
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Post by Anping on May 22, 2017 16:00:47 GMT
I've just bought this little curiosity; the 'Tom Tit' drummer boy. After a little digging around, it is associated with a Victorian/Edwardian publication called The Regiment Magazine:
A description of the content of "The Regiment" An Illustrated military journal for everybody.
The journal contains numerous military anecdotes, features and photographs. It includes: A series of features on 'our volunteers', including group photos of volunteer units; their regimental nicknames and regimental pets; sporting notes; various series encompassing mini-biographies of well known non-commissioned officers (NCO's) and famous battles or engagements. Additionally, there are series on regular regiments' well known soldiers with caricatures; and Victoria Cross winners.
Info on the volunteer force from Wikipedia:
The Volunteer Force was a citizen army of part-time rifle, artillery and engineer corps, created as a popular movement throughout the British Empire in 1859. Originally highly autonomous, the units of volunteers became increasingly integrated with the British Army after the Childers Reforms in 1881, before forming part of the Territorial Force in 1908. Most of the regiments of the present Territorial Army Infantry, Artillery, Engineers and Signals units are directly descended from Volunteer Force units.
The volunteers first saw military action in the Boer War.
A description of the content of "The Regiment" An Illustrated military journal for everybody.
The journal contains numerous military anecdotes, features and photographs. It includes: A series of features on 'our volunteers', including group photos of volunteer units; their regimental nicknames and regimental pets; sporting notes; various series encompassing mini-biographies of well known non-commissioned officers (NCO's) and famous battles or engagements. Additionally, there are series on regular regiments' well known soldiers with caricatures; and Victoria Cross winners.
Info on the volunteer force from Wikipedia:
The Volunteer Force was a citizen army of part-time rifle, artillery and engineer corps, created as a popular movement throughout the British Empire in 1859. Originally highly autonomous, the units of volunteers became increasingly integrated with the British Army after the Childers Reforms in 1881, before forming part of the Territorial Force in 1908. Most of the regiments of the present Territorial Army Infantry, Artillery, Engineers and Signals units are directly descended from Volunteer Force units.
The volunteers first saw military action in the Boer War.
