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Berkshire Yeomanry but what was the badge used for?
I picked this up today. I know what unit it is for, but I am less sure of it's use. It is WM and heavy cast. Can anyone help?
Cheers, Gar |
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Its the "copied" center piece to a Helmet star..... the original being gilding metal. Unless it was copied from the officers and that would have a bi-metal center piece.
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Cofion gorau Gruffydd M-J www.paoyeomanry.org.uk "A Yeoman from the Stalwart Rural Cavalry" Lechyd da pob Cymro |
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This is the other ranks pattern to the helmet plate
Andrew French Asst Hon Curator Berks Yeomanry Museum |
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Andrew, many thanks for your time in researching this.
Griff, I'm not sure you can speculate that it is a copy unless you know for definite it is one! |
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In the context that its a cast badge.... and copied from a helmet plate original.
You can see another here (just...through the overlay) http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/resear...n/detail/12730 Suggest 1900 and therefore a possible slouch hat badge?
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Griff,
Andrew has kindly identified it as an OR badge for the FSC from 1890's to 1902. He has a photo of off-duty OR's at Churn camp wearing the badge (with cup of tea in hand) Gar |
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Excellent, wish he posted that up on his first reply
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