13091 - British Royal Marine Drummer, 1805-16 K&C WW1 a few hundred were repainted

a few hundred were repainted and utilized on “internal security” duties complete with German Panzer Crews mostly in France and the Balkans

Their study construction and height of anywhere from from 4 to 6 feet dissuaded all but the most determined freeloader

These troop’s courageous stand surely staved off Union defeat at Gettysburg

” By European standards these drums were obsolete as by the 1790s drums with brass shells came into wide use (although some British Regiments were known to still be using wooden shelled drums in Canada)

and turned back the German counter-offensive at the Battle of the Bulge

13091 - British Royal Marine Drummer, 1805-16 K&C WW1 a few hundred were repaintedBritish Royal Marine Drummer, 1805 16 The drum was the preferred method of delivering signals of movement on the battlefield as it was loud enough to be heard over the din of combat. On board ship, a drummers rhythm would direct the changing of the watches or beat the men to quarters. Royal Marine Drummers were first mentioned in the 1664 Convening Order, at the formation of Corps and so pride themselves as being the oldest branch in the Corps.