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Bulletin Issue 249, August 2012, (Vol. 63, pp:1 - 56)

• Badge Notes* (notes 80-92), by Gary Gibbs, pp. 4-7. (see Issue 250, p. 111, for identification of badges 84, 85 & 92.
• See Issue 251, p. 166, for identification of badge 84.)
• The Army Bureau of Current Affairs*, by Bob Wyatt, pp. 8-12.
• 15th Corps, West Riding of Yorkshire Rifle Volunteers – A Footnote* by Dixon Pickup, p. 13. (See Issue 248, “North Craven Rifles”, p. 207)
• Three London Volunteer Corps*, by Philip Haythornthwaite, illustrations by Denis Darmanin, pp. 14-15. [Buttons] (see also ‘Three London Volunteer Units – Additional Notes’, by Dermot Jones, Issue 250, November 2012, pp. 92-93).
• King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, by Caroline Eddlestone, pp. 16-18. (see “Artillery”, Issue 251, p. 121.)
• Nagasaki in 1945, by Anon, pp. 18-19. [Copy of a letter, Sub. Lt. A.D. Lucas RNR, HMS Ariadne, 5 November 1945]
• Notes Concerning the Formation and Organisation of Corps, Taken From ‘The Volunteer Training Corps Gazette’*, (includes information from Issue 1), Part 1, by Ray Westlake, pp. 20-28. (see Part 2, Issue 251, pp. 124-137; Part 3, Issue 252, pp: 202-214; Part 4, Issue 253, pp: 35-48; Part 5, Issue 254, pp: 89-99; Part 6, Issue 255, pp: 137-146; Part 7, Issue 256, pp: 204-214; Part 8, Issue 257, pp: 39-47, Part 9, Issue 263, pp: 127-135, Part 10, Issue 266, pp: 65-73).
• Loyal Britons,* by Philip Haythornthwaite, p. 28, illustration p. 47. (see Issue 247, pp. 144-145)
• Staff Pattern Peaked Forage Caps of the Indian Cavalry, 1902-1922*, by D.J. Knight & the late R.J. Smith, pp. 29-39.
• The Camborne (Cornwall) Volunteer Training Corps in World War One, by Charles Thomas, pp. 40-42.
• The Loyal British Artificers, by Dermot Jones, p. 42.
• King’s Silver War Badge, The Australian Introduction, by J.K. Haken, pp. 43-44.
• “Embattled Sons of Berkshire”, by Dermot Jones, pp. 44-45.
• Chepstow Loyal Volunteers Shoulder Belt Plate, by Anthony Skelsey, p. 46. (see Issues 244, pp. pp. 122-123, 245, pp. 16-17 & 246, pp. 69-70)
• Arabic Inscriptions,* by Howard Ripley, p. 47. [2 x Buttons]
• More V.T.C Badges,* Anon, pp. 48-49. [24 x badges] (See Issue 247 p.224)
• Correspondence: Badge B71, identification, Eastern Frontier Rifles, 1920s/30s. p.56. (see Issue 248, p. 180)
• Correspondence: 6th Dragoon Guard, comment on rank insignia, p.56. (see Issue 248, pp. 212-213)