VTC Cap badges

[Panther1]

I have started to acquire a few VTC cap badges and was looking for a list of all the VTCs. Does any one know where u can find such a list? Did each VTC have their own badge and if so how many are there?

Many thanks
Tom

[Alan O]

There is no single list of units nor badges. There are some excellent VTC albums on the Forum albums pages which are a start.

Some VTCs had their own badges whilst others did not. The VTCs themselves were incorporated in to the Army at the end of the war and many, but not all, adopted either the GS cap badge or the county regiment badges to which they became Volunteer Battalions of. It's very convoluted.

[Jelly Terror]

Hello Tom,

If you are a member of the Military Historical Society and/or have access to their bulletin, there was a superb series of articles last year (I think) by Ray Westlake, which, if memory serves, covered a great many of the VTC units prior to the formation of the Volunteer Force. Well worth seeking out.

Regards,

JT

[grey_green_acorn]

This s a link to the MHS index

https://www.themilitaryhistoricalsoc...ons/index.html

Tim

[Alan O]

Whilst ebay is full of VTC fakes, genuine VTC badges are few and far between so I would counsel caution before splashing out on them. These are not the sort of badges that pop up on online auctions sites for a few pounds.

[Panther1]

Thanks for the replies, it is a shame there is no definitive list for these, as in the beginning it was an unregulated organisation I imagine that there us a variety of badges.

As for the authenticity of the badges, I am not overly concerned on these as having original ones. I more interested in representing this odd arrangement to show where a lot of the volunteer battalions of established regiments came from.

Regards
Tom

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