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You know you're a slowly becoming a military historian/geek when you a) watch a television series, b) examine the various medals, badges, etc on the uniforms worn by some of the characters and c) research those said medals, badges, etc and note the details down. Yeah, that's what I did before I went to bed last night (yes, I know I'm sad)...examining and researching the insignias on Hastings' uniform in the television adaptation of The Mysterious Affair at Styles and I must say the costume designers are extremely accurate in getting the historical details right. Though they probably made up the fact that his regiment was the 7th Royal Fusiliers (signified by the collar badge on his lapels) since Agatha Christie never told us which regiment he was in and probably decided to put any old medal ribbon on his uniform, I noted these things:
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