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13th January 09, 02:06 PM
#15
 Originally Posted by Jock Scot
What about the regiment with the most battle honours in the British army, "The Gloucestershire Regiment" They have a sphinx as a back badge on their bonnet, the only regiment to do so. Also known as the "Glorious Glosters" of the Battle of Imjin fame in Korea. Sorry family ties! 
Aye, Jock...how could I forget the Glorious Glosters!?
http://www.glosters.org/bbadge.htm
The Lincolnshire Regiment ("The Lincolnshire Poachers") also used the Sphinx as a cap badge, if memory serves me...
T.
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