Hello Jim, Thanks for your response to my question in the Newsletter about the TEE pipers' badge. I'm afraid I don't have any information as to the size or date of the badge - I only know the information the auctioneers' website gave.
I've also had some very interesting information from Alan Bailey, who was a member of the TEE squadron of the 72 RE when it was based at Gateshead. At the moment it seems as if the TEE at that time (and probably throughout its various incarnations) never used Northumbrian small pipes and that their pipers used GHB exclusively. If the final collation of information seems worth it, I'll write a summary, but if there is no connection with NSP then I'll simply state that alone. Thanks again, Richard Heard >----Original Message---- >From: jim43r...@hotmail.com >Date: 03/12/2009 15:31 >To: "Newsletter" <newslet...@northumbrianpipers.org.uk>, <n...@cs. dartmouth.edu> >Subj: [NSP] Tyne Electrical Engineers > >The illustration on page 13 of N/letter appears to be the bonnet badge > (what size is it ?) of the former pipe-band of the Engineers, at one > time in Gateshead. [I think they're in Walker now.] For the former > history of the unit I would suggest that you consult the history tome > [probably in Officers Mess] > This looks like a 're-strike, as the original badge [and/or brooch] > would have been pierced. > The T.E.E. originally had one [or maybe two] highland pipers, wearing > Ferguson Tartan [this being the Squadran Commanders name.] > > Jim Richmond > Border Pipes, SSP, NSP, GHP > Get the best of the web - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/search To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
