My Kit: The Loyal Regiment, Singapore, 1941
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Last month, on social media, I posted a picture of myself in this newly completed kit, a Private of the 2nd Battalion, The Loyal (North Lancashire) Regiment in Singapore, before the out break of war in the Far East in December of 1941. With it's garnering of interest, I thought that I'd make a video going into a little bit more depth. For those interested in British Empire and Commonwealth forces in the Far East around this period, I highly recommend the Facebook page " British Empire & Commonwealth Forces in the Far East-SE Asia 1937-1946"
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My father was in Singapore with the 1st Seaforths. This is the kit they had to fight in Burma initially before issued with jungle uniform.
That's very cool that your father was in the 1st Seaforths! They had lots of service in the East!!! Yes, they did indeed fight in Burma with this initially, pretty much was just a hold over from the interwar years!
@@TheFarOffStation if you are interested I can send you an electronic copy of his medal citation. Also interestingly he was in Shanghai in the early days of WW2.
@@neilmorrison7356 he was one of the Seaforths in Shanghai, no way!!! Have you seen the Movietone news reel of the troops leaving Shanghai in 1940!? I'd certainly be interested in an electronic copy of the medal citation!
@@TheFarOffStation here is a link to the medal citation. share.icloud.com/photos/0EsY3P0fKtdjCuz-crw9nxtHA.
@@TheFarOffStation he was awarded the Military Medal. The signatures include Field Marshal Slim
Good map you have in the background.
Thanks, Hemsingh! It's a 1930's pictorial world map reproduction, perfect for the period!
So glad you are covering my local regiment, I’m from Lytham near Preston (home of the loyals) in Lancashire, would love to see a WW1 loyals uniform
Glad to see you liked it! Great regiment the Loyals! I'm not sure if you've seen it, but the channel Rifleman Moore has a stupendous mannequin video of the Loyals in 1914! ruclips.net/video/u4_MvXePCEg/видео.html In the future I will make a video on my 1914 Lincolns kit, which is analogous aside from shoulder titles and cap badge!
Singapore, Sentosa Island (in south with Universal Studios), Fort Siloso have nice displays of these uniforms and Pith helmets.
Recommended !
I found out about Fort Siloso AFTER I'd been to Singapore, needless to say, I was quite disappointed. I hope to make it there in the future!
Saw you post this kit in Living History on facebook, was shocked (and happy) to see you had a youtube channel.
I’d considered starting a channel for awhile to present some of the more niche things that I was interested in, and seeing the positive feedback in that group helped encourage me to do so! Anyway, I hope you’re enjoying the content!
Excellent well done... its incredible to think we are still today picking this equipment out of the gardens and parklands that predate the war in Singapore. At the time of surrender many men simply through their kit away into their slit trenches... only to be found 75 years later by the archaeologists ... See Adam Park Project ... battlefield for the 1st Cambs. The Loyals ended up fighting in their own barracks at Gillman and the tenants in the remaining Married Quarters still find expended ammunition in their gardens alongside WW1 rounds expended during the 1915 Mutiny... crazy place t live !!
Wow, I had no idea that there were such intense archeology going on, and that so much was known in regards to exact placements! I’ll have to check out what you’re talking about, as that’s exactly the kind of stuff I’ve been trying to look into! That’s all so very cool, and stuff all the way back to the mutiny! I wish I’d know more about all of this stuff when I was there in 2016, regrettably my family from there has moved and it makes going to S’pore slightly more challenging……
Fantastic impression!
Great video.
Thank you, Atomic! Took a few years, but I'm glad the kit finally came together this year!
Greetings from Singapore! Grandad fought there, Malay regiment and I have the kit as well repro of course but no rifle!
Greetings! It’s so very cool that he was with the Malay Regiment, I wish their story was better told! Sadly, that’s the case with Singapore, but it’s fantastic that you have the kit in it’s proper place!
@@TheFarOffStation Yup with the webbing and all! I even got his old medal, the George medal. If you do come back Singapore, do visit us. We have a small but dedicated reenactment community here. Oh do you have Instagram? Maybe we can follow then I can show you me kit as well!!! My Instagram is Endeavourwrites
@@brickproduction1815 that's so very cool you have all that! Shall I go back, I shall certainly visit, I'm very happy to lately be learning about all these reenactors in your area of the world! I suspect a trip won't be as soon as I'd like, as the portion of my family who lived there moved, but I still have friends, so it's a possibility! Yes, I just found you by your username! Perhaps in the near future, I should also get some social media going to help keep all these new contacts straight!
My dad served in the loyals during the 2nd WW he was a RSM regimental Sargent major it's not khaki its karki .
Splendid, what years was he in? You are correct, in it's traditional parlance it's "karki", coming from India. Unfortunately as a yank, if you use too many British English pronunciations, it seems like put on! Thanks for the comment!
Loyal Regiment?
You mean to tell me they need to say they're loyal!? :O
*Loads HMS Victory with malicious intent*
During the Childers Reforms of 1881, a few different regiments were amalgamated together, one of the regiments that created the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment was the 81st Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers), and so that name carried over. In the 1920s the parlance became the Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire). Less of a grand story, but load Victory anyway, never know when you might need her!
Great video! My grandfather was out in the Far East with the Royal Signals and was there at the fall of Singapore. I have a picture of him with his helmet, I often wonder what happened to it 🤔
Thank you for the kind words! That’s splendidly cool, so much was lost, it so amazing that you have a photo of him in kit! I always wonder what happened to all of the equipment too.
@@TheFarOffStation If you’re interested in seeing the picture and his kit I’d be happy to email you it my friend. Just binge watched all your videos, truly excellent!
@@TheJollyReiver mate, that’s sounds rather cool! Do you have Instagram or anything? Easy to chat there!
@@TheFarOffStation I’ll message you there mate
Looks really good! I myself am working on the flight uniform of a 488th (NZ) Squadron in Singapore during the campaign. Same shorts and jackets can bee seen in the photos, but the Pith helmet is of a different style (Bombay Bowler)
Thanks, mate! I'd love to see your kit when it's complete! Do you already have a bowler? Those are mighty hard to find and I haven't seen any repros on the market!
I got one from ebay that although not WW2 original, looks (as far as I can see) the same as british period ones. Unfortunately the original ones I’ve found are too small for my XL head. Still luckily doing RAF gives me a selection of headdress to use if I find it not to be correct further down the line
@@volksgrenadier generally patterns don't change too too much, so I suspect you might be fine. Ahh yes, that issue, period items don't always come in the most contemporary of sizes! Well I hope that it all comes together splendidly, I'd love to see it when it's complete!
I do an impression of a US marine stationed in the south pacific, pretty cool to see a British impression
These early war impressions seem to be forgotten…
Thank you for the uniform history because I’m from Singapore
Glad you enjoyed it and could get some local history out of it, cheers mate!
I love your channel it's amazing I love your map
Thanks, mate! Very happy to hear you like it!!! As for the map it's a 1930s pictorial map of the world repro, printed on cloth! It's quite splendid!
I joined the Loyal Regiment in 1956 when most of the senior NCOs had served with the regiment when Singapore fell. My platoon sergeant, like many others, had been a POW of the Japanese. In 1957 the regiment arrived back in Singapore to engage in the Malayan Emergency. You've done an excellent job with the uniform with two minor mistake - the hose tops (socks) were grey and the war started in 1939 not 1941.
Thanks for sharing your story, so incredibly cool!
My grandfather was with The Loyal Regiment 1922 to 1929
Wow, that is very cool! What battalion was he apart of?
@@TheFarOffStation His papers say 1st Battalion Loyal Regiment. I have his discharge papers and as soon as museums reopen I'm going to visit the barracks where the history of the Loyals are kept. I know he was in Tientsen in 1925 as he passes some exams I have that certificate
@@Callie342k that’s an amazing bit of story! I’m always interested to hear little bits like that, as when it comes to the Interwar period in the East, story’s of people such as your grandfather are so hard to come across. Thank you for sharing! In the future, I’d really like to cover the British in Tientsin, as I don’t think most people have any clue of that!
@@TheFarOffStation that would be interesting. I'll dig around his papers and if I find anything I'll let you have it
@@Callie342k sounds splendid!
Where could I get that map and love the channel
Glad to see you're liking the channel, more on the way! The original map is from the 1930's, but you can buy the cloth printed map like I have here at this link here www.amazon.com/HMWR-Tapestry-Hanging-Vintage-Decoration/dp/B071RCW2Y7/ref=sr_1_14?dchild=1&keywords=world+map+tapestry&qid=1601308268&sr=8-14
It’s good to see more Far East kit :)
-from Singapore
Excellent to be seeing another Singaporean viewer!
Do you have instagram? If not, you should make an account!! A load of people there would love your stuff!!
I’ve been considering branching out a bit, just have been thinking how I would use it! It’s definitely something I’m planing on soon, so stay tuned!
Great Video
Glad you enjoyed it
3:54 he said the name of the film in the film
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Hello Jonathan 👍🏻
Hello Jaeyeon!
"For those interested in British Empire and Commonwealth forces in the Far East around this period, I highly recommend the Facebook page " British Empire & Commonwealth Forces in the Far East-SE Asia 1937-1946""
...so ..not the "Far East and SE Asia common wealth forces of the British Empire" ? Nor the Commonwealth and British Empire Forces in the Far East and/or SE Asia ??
Also not , the *Empire of the British & Commonwealth forces over at the Far East part of the SE Asia region " ??
Couldn't tell you old boy, not my page. I suppose that they're all variations on a theme 😂
Reminds me of the 1st Malay Regiment.
- Malaysian boi
The kit is pretty much analogous! Things on tropical kits across the empire vary, but "for the most part" they are the same. As you can see, I did put a photo of the Malay Regiment in this video!
@@TheFarOffStation Thanks for that!
hello from Singapore
Hello from the other side of the globe!
I've seen lots of photos of them wearing brodie helmets or some model of them. In a grey color
Yes, I have photos of them at the end of the video in their steel helmets, they would of course only be worn during combat. In Malaya, MkII helmets are certainly the most common, in places such as as Hong Kong, most units still had MkI “Brodie’s”, the WWI era helmet. Grey? Did you happen to see this in a photo or something? Sometimes in colorized photos, things don’t always get colored properly and can show inaccurate colors.
Size 6 feet, have size 11 feet!
By god, that's monster sized when compared to mine!
How much money did it cost to assemble? Also very nice kit!
Less an SMLE, you can do this for about $600.
2:59 the pants are from which website ????
These are 1941 Pattern, they're from What Price Glory.
onlinemilitaria.net/products/1265-UK-Khaki-Drill-Shorts-1941-pattern/?bc=no
@@TheFarOffStation all the west allied military...aaaaand Indiana Jones gear !!!! wooohoo.
@@oddballsok it's all bloody splendid, isn't it!?
You muppet, the Loyals were from Lancashire and our war started in 39 not 41
this man looks FINE (no homo)
I do believe that’s the intent of uniforms 😂
@@TheFarOffStation yes and its working
@@ollieshane7835 most excellent
indeed