Wyedean Stores - Royal Navy Ship's Badges also Known as Ship Plaques or Ship Crests

Diver makes Great War Discovery and reunites family.

Susannah 10/01/2019 0

Roger Bennett, a police diver from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Marine Unit, was searching for a murder weapon at the bottom of the River Loxley ...

Merry Christmas from all at Wyedean

Susannah 11/12/2018 0

Merry Christmas from all at Wyedean. This year, instead of sending Christmas cards the company made a donation to our nominated charity: Keighle...

Remembrance Day 2018

Susannah 30/10/2018 0

On Sunday the 11th of November 2018 at 11am the country will fall silent to remember those who fought for our country. This year Armistice Day and ...

1914-1919 Roll of Honour War Memorial

Rosie 25/10/2018 0

War memorial almost lost forever as wartime researchers struggle to find it a new home. The Roll of Honour was originally displayed at the Woodlands...

The order of precedence for the British Army

Susannah 16/10/2018 0

The divisions of the regular army of the British Army have an order of precedence which dictates the order in which these divisions parade, from right...

HMS Pickle

Rosie 04/10/2018 0

There have so far been eight ships named HMS Pickle in the Royal Navy. The most recent being an Algerine-class minesweeper which was launched in 194...

The Military Knights of Windsor

Susannah 27/09/2018 0

The Military Knights of Windsor were known informally as the Poor Knights. Originally known as the Alms Knights, they are retired officers who receive...

The Rifles

Susannah 13/09/2018 1

The Rifles is the largest British Army infantry regiment. There are a wide range of jobs in the regiment, which, unlike any other regiment in the infa...

Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle

Susannah 30/08/2018 0

The Constables and Governors of Windsor Castle take charge of Windsor Castle on behalf of the Sovereign. The Constable does not receive a salary but l...

How to wear your Medals

Susannah 21/08/2018 0

The British Armed Forces recognise outstanding personal achievements by giving individuals from the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and British Army va...

Mine Counter-Measure Vessels

Susannah 07/08/2018 0

During the 1990s the Royal Navy had two classes of off-shore patrol vessels: Island-class and Castle-class. In 1997, however, these were replaced by...

Military Funerals

Susannah 07/06/2018 0

A military funeral is a memorial given by the military for a serviceman who died in battle, a veteran or prominent military figures. A military funer...

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Susannah 22/05/2018 0

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is the Canadian national police service and an agency of the Ministry of Public Safety Canada. THE RCMP is un...

High Sheriffs

Rosie 16/04/2018 2

A High Sheriff is a ceremonial officer appointed to each county of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Office of High Sheriff is a non-political ...

The Royal Irish Regiment

09/04/2018 0

The Royal Irish Regiment is made up of two Battalions, one Regular and one Reserve. The regiment is the only one to be awarded the Conspicuous Gallant...

Military Chaplains

Katie 15/03/2018 0

A chaplain is a religious representative who is attached to a secular institution such as a prison, military unit or hospital. Originally, the world c...

Military White Parade Gloves

Susannah 30/01/2018 0

White cotton tri-service gloves are worn on ceremonial parades in the British Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy. They are worn for ceremonial event...

Dalton, Barton & Co Ltd.

Rosie 25/01/2018 0

Dalton Barton & Co was a textile manufacturing company founded near Coventry on the 16th of January 1852. The name Dalton and Barton corresponded wi...

Royal Gurkha Rifles

15/01/2018 0

The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) forms part of the Brigade of Gurkhas in the British Army. They are a rifle regiment whose soldiers are recruited from Ne...

The Bradford Pals

Susannah 04/01/2018 0

The Bradford Pals were the 16th and 18th Battalions of the West Yorkshire Regiment. The Pals regiments were units of men who lived, worked and sociali...

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