Legion Of Frontiersmen?

**growler** · 09-09-2004, 14:08

wonder what sort of p*ss-ups they have?

**Rincewind** · 09-09-2004, 14:22

lemonade and crisps! bet money on it

Rincewind

**RHQ Rug-rat** · 09-09-2004, 14:26

Ginger beer and cucumber sandwiches

**CutLunchCommando** · 09-09-2004, 21:45

Originally Posted by RHQ Rug-rat

Ginger beer and cucumber sandwiches

With or without crusts?

**armourer** · 09-09-2004, 22:13

It says next to bint mit gun pic : "Best Pistol Shot (2003) Finals.
1st H/B LF(Yeomanry)"...does the H/B mean Heavy Bird ?

**CutLunchCommando** · 09-09-2004, 22:13

Originally Posted by woody

seem left over from the days of empire mostly harmless i guess .

Or is it a case of we don't make 'em like that anymore?
Notice anyone significant in the list below (URL at bottom).

Roger Pocock
Colonel Danny Driscoll, DSO
5th Earl of Lonsdale
Lt. Gen. Baron Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell
Admiral His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Battenberg
Lt. Wilbur Dartnell, VC
A32270 Richard Garrard, OBE
General Sir Harry Chauvel
Captain George Henry Outram
William Le Queux
A32208 Sir Hubert Oppermann
A32207 Colonel Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith
A32162 His Serene Highness Prince James Craik of Assington
A32163 His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Albany
A32182 His Majesty King Taufa Ahau Topov IV of Tonga
William Green, GM
Captain Selous
A32070 Ray Rigby (Commonwealth Gold Medallist - Weightlifting)
Field Marshal Sir William Riddell Birdwood, Bt.
The Rt. Hon The Earl of Meath
A32110 Hon Col Daphne Pearson
Sergeant Samuel Pearse, VC, MM
A32000 Major Rex Clarke (Decorated Australian Soldier)
A32031 Keith Payne VC
A32509 Edward Kenna, VC (Australian Division Patron)
Sir Edmund Hillary
Maj Gen Sir Alfred Turner
Maj Gen Sir John Duncan
Gen Sir Frederick Maurice
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
Charles Ulm
"Chinese" Morrison
Field Marshall J.C. Smuts
The Rt. Hon The Viscount Haldane
A32193 William Nagle
A32219 Sir Rupert Clarke, Bt., AM, MBE, LdH, OG (Mn), AMM (Baronet of Rupertswood & Patron to the Rupertswood Battery)
The Rt. Hon The Lord Montagu of Beaulieu
The Earl of Onslow
Major H White, DSO, OBE
Viscount Esher
22nd Lord of Erroll
Maj. John Leitch
Viscount Helmsley
Viscount Muskerry
Major Jack Gallagher, BEM
Lord Loch
Lord Lugard
The Marquess de Bucy
Colonel Louis Scott, DCM
Sir Francis Vane
Capt. Walter Harris
Sir Henry Seaton Kerr
General Lord Seymor
Lt. General Sir John French
Maj. H Collier-Gates
General Lord Roberts
Sir Michael Bruce, 11th Baronet of Stenhouse and Aird
Colonel Sam Steele
Erskin Childers
Capt. Arthur Lloyd, MC
Cutcliffe Hyne
Major Forbes
Evelyn Ffrench
Hugh Pollard
A32020 Major General Sir Denzl MacArthur Onzlow, CBE, DSO (Australian Patron)
A32149 Chief Commissioner Reginald Jackson, CMG, QPM (Victorian Police Chief Commissioner)
John Boyes
The Rt. Rev Bishop Montgomery
14712 Norman Garden
Maj. Gen. Sir Samuel Steele
18700 Maj. Gen. Jas MacArthur-Onslow
C Aubrey Smith
Edgar Wallace
H Ryder Haggard
Capt. F Twistleton, MC
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Cherry Kearton
Sir Earnest Shackleton (Australian Explorer)
Robert Falcon Scott
Captain Oates
John Sturley

http://www.frontiersmen.org.au/famous.htm

**Invictus_88** · 09-09-2004, 22:19

Originally Posted by CutLunchCommando

Sir Earnest Shackleton (Australian Explorer)http://www.frontiersmen.org.au/famous.htm

1) Ernest, not earnest.

2) Was he really Australian??

**Invictus_88** · 09-09-2004, 22:21

Ah, he was born in Ireland. When it was still a part of the UK.

**miniTJ** · 09-09-2004, 22:41

basically they are a remnant of volunteers who trained to provide disaster relief amongst other things. they joine dup en masse in WWI with the belgian army before the UK declared war. when the UK did more joined and had a fusilier regiment named after them as they made up almost the entire regiment. from what i can gather they are a rather harmless (perhaps even useful) bunch full of ex-servicement who want to carry on wearing and earning medals, and they have particularly amusing uniforms and accoutrments.

TJ

**RCSignals** · 10-09-2004, 06:48

There is quite a bit here:

http://www.frontiersmenhistorian.info/

Essentially it is a par-miltary service organisation.

I suppose in a way similar to the various old independent "Rifle Company" etc

At one time they wore a uniform not unlike the subdued brown RCMP uniform

**SKJOLD** · 10-09-2004, 09:02

Originally Posted by miniTJ

basically they are a remnant of volunteers who trained to provide disaster relief amongst other things.
TJ

I didnt see them queing up to provide cover for the fire strikes. :D

**yeoman** · 10-09-2004, 09:40

or stagging on in Basrah

**semper** · 10-09-2004, 12:44

i wonder why we haven't heard of them before?
they seem to have a high enough profile with belgium and has official permission to use the Horse guard parade ground takes some doing.
i will have to watch out for them next time i come to London at about that date.
tey don't advertise themselves well, which reminds me of a girl guide /brownie type organisations called the "League of Foresters", i bumped into them when i was doing my D of E expedition as a young lad, again they seemed popular enough in the derbyshire area yet don't advertise themselves much

**RHQ Rug-rat** · 10-09-2004, 12:56

I wonder if they are going through recruitment / retention difficulties at the moment?

And if they are popular in Belgium, chances are they may all be paedophiles - hence the obsession with Scouts.

**semper** · 10-09-2004, 12:56

i also asked earlier on but it wasn't answered do the officers within the Frontiersmen have a proper officers commission as fromt he crown or would it be an internal appointment.
some of the prominenet frontiersmen has DSOs, VCs, KCs after their names