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Old 17-08-17, 11:22 AM
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Hello, I am trying to identify the collar badges on this uniform. Could someone possibly steer me in the right direction. I am led to believe it is British circa WW1.

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Old 17-08-17, 11:34 AM
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Old 17-08-17, 11:35 AM
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Old 17-08-17, 12:03 PM
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They look like well polished Army Service Corps to me.

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Old 17-08-17, 12:55 PM
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A few years before WW1. The shoulder braid was phased out in the previous decade and the red tunic withdrawn in 1914.
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I have seen this before.... but I just cant remember. For some reason I am convinced i have seen this badge on some stirrup slips?
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Old 17-08-17, 08:31 PM
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Steve is spot on, well polished Army Service Corps collar badges on a dark blue tunic with white collar. There is an unworn tunic in the waggoners badge book dated 1914.

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Old 17-08-17, 08:49 PM
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My memory was of 5DG stirrup slips.... so wrong
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Old 18-08-17, 02:59 AM
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Hi Lads, I need to be sure about this... I just don't think it is an ASC collar (but i am happy to stand corrected). I have attached a pic of a WW1 era ASC collar and although similar there are some distinct differences... what do you guys think ?



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Old 18-08-17, 03:08 AM
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I have also noticed the button in my photo appear to be that of the "Coat of Arms" whereas the buttons would probably have been Representative of the actual RASC badge but again I could be wrong...

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Old 18-08-17, 07:30 AM
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The coat of arms button is generic across the Army and is correct for an OR's tunic of the period. The white facing colouring of the collar is quite distinctive to the ASC and the badge is the same shape. That combination make sit very unlikely to be anything else than ASC.

The tunic you show with ASc buttons has the gold braid showing that it is not a private's jacket but a higher rank: hence the regtl buttons on this tunic but not on the one in your photo.
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Definitely ASC compare the original picture then look at the right hand collar badge as viewed on the jacket in post 10. The shadow of the laurel leaves is near identical to the original picture.
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Old 18-08-17, 09:13 AM
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ok lads, thats settled... ASC it is, thanks for your input on this one.

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