The Customs and Traditions of the Staffordshire Regiment
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Type of record: Archive
Title: The Customs and Traditions of the Staffordshire Regiment
Classmark: LAVC/SRP/2/100
Creator(s): Harvey, M C
Site Location(s): Subject - Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom( 52.8577, -2.03686 )
Date(s): 1970
Size and medium: 116 unbound typed leaves.
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/410136
Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Description
A dissertation which records and analyses the customs and traditions of the Staffordshire Regiment of the British Army, based on written sources and interviews with past and present members of the Regiment.
The study comprises seven chapters. The first presents a brief history of the Regiment; the second covers aspects of written and spoken language (Regimental titles, nicknames, terminology, mottoes, toasts, collect (prayer), magazines and newspapers). The third chapter concerns music, song and musical instruments, and examples of song texts are given. Chapter Four concerns aspects of dress and insignia, with sections on uniforms, badges, buttons, colours and other miscellaneous aspects. The fifth chapter describes Regimental customs, and includes sections on mascots, Regimental Days, Mess customs, initiation ceremonies and other customs. Chapter Six outlines the Regiment's association with Staffordshire, and the final chapter describes its associations with other Units. The study contains illustrations and diagrams showing Regimental emblems and changes in Regimental Facings. An example of the Holland Patch is also included. An appendix provides information on the Staffordshire Regiment
Museum.
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