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Category Archives: History
Answering the Call
Topic June / July 2019. As the threat of another world war grew ever more likely in the 1930s, Frontiersmen had hopes that they would be granted a named unit as they had in the First War. As retired senior officers, … Continue reading
The Badges of the Legion of Frontiersmen, 1904-2001
Nowhere is there to be found a list of the metal badges of the Legion of Frontiersmen, so this should explain them and how they came to be used, more or less in chronological order. 1) The infant Legion had … Continue reading
Yorkshire, the Heart of England and the Heart of the Frontiersmen
Topic April / May 2019. The first unit of the Legion of Frontiersmen in the county of Yorkshire, England was formed, as can be seen from the copy of the original invitation card shown here, in October 1906. For well … Continue reading
Posted in Frontiersmen, History, Latest Topic, Legion of Frontiersmen
Tagged Yorkshire
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Frontiersmen Independent Thinkers
Topic February / March 2019. A brief look at some Frontiersmen characters who some might describe as eccentric. The late, great, Patrick Moore (who was also a Frontiersman) was always fascinated by what might be called eccentrics by some, but who … Continue reading
United Farmers of Alberta Mounted Infantry Command
UNITED FARMERS OF ALBERTA MOUNTED INFANTRY COMMAND* LEGION OF FRONTIERSMEN, BREMNER DISTRICT Barry William Shandro M.Ed – 12 January 2019 History & Archives Section, Countess Mountbatten’s Own Legion of Frontiersmen *The United Farmers of Alberta executive member Mr. Rice Sheppard … Continue reading
Publicising the Legion and Recruitment
Topic December 2018 / January 2019. Certainly the Legion of Frontiersmen showed skills in recruitment and promoting the Legion, especially in the early years. With no television and no radio to occupy their relaxation time men went out in search of … Continue reading
A Brave soldier and Unusual Frontiersman
Surprising Snippets 9 Major H.H.R. White, D.S.O., O.B.E. Henry Herbert Ronald White was born in February 1879 into a wealthy military family. He was a man of great bravery and a highly efficient soldier, who could probably have risen to … Continue reading
Chaplains of Adventure
Topic October/November 2018. The first Legion Padre was Bishop H.H. Montgomery, who we will know of in the main as being the father of the famous Montgomery of Alamein. He was succeeded by several mainly London-based clergymen, often with somewhat … Continue reading
Posted in Frontiersmen, History, Latest Topic, Legion of Frontiersmen, Roger Pocock
Tagged Cave-Browne-Cave, Harry Leigh Pink, Wild West
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Commemorating the “Nine Thousand”
Topic August/September 2018. There will be many commemorations and countless books about the centenary of the end of the First War – the Great War – the “war to end all wars”. In this topic page we will take a look … Continue reading
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Tagged First War, WW1
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Origins of the Legion of Frontiersmen and the formation of MI5/6
This is a summary of the talk given by Dr Anne Samson1 on 19 May 2018 to the Victorian Military Society.2 The question to be answered was “how was the formation of the Legion of Frontiersmen linked with the formation … Continue reading
