Messenger Cap Badges
Hi Guys,
Does anyone have any images of the following cap badges: Messengers (War Office Messengers) Messengers (Senior War Office Messengers) Many Thanks!!! Reagrds Chris |
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I've found a photo of Dispatch Rider & Messenger trainees taken at Ministeracres in County Durham 1943.
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The badges I'm looking for are around 1950, and I believe are a crown with a scroll underneath. The scroll text is different depending (I believe) on the seniority of the Messenger. Regards Chris |
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Here are the modern (lapel) badges as I believe that they wore a anodised Queens crown in the cap.:) |
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The K/K entry was what I was after. Regards Chris |
Unable to find the brass one, so you will have to make do with the embroidered one. I have not seen it in aa, but that does not mean it is not out there some place. :)
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I think when the MOD was formed in 1964(?) the badge was changed to the anod crown in the hat and the green and red lapel badges were brought into service for the messengers as shown in the post earlier.:) |
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Both were authorised for issue in A/A via change C 6441. However, on the 21st November 1953 an initial issue of 700 Messenger badges in Gilding Metal and 12 Senior Messengers in chrome were made as recorded in 'Proposals To Improve', WO32/<unreadable>, National Archives, Kew. As such, I don't expect that any A/A items were ever made. My problem was that I had no idea what they looked like and thought that a single silver crown (as per the gold version) was also used as a messengers badge but this seems to be only used as a Sergeant Majors arm rank badge. Many Thanks All!!! Chris |
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The term messengers was (is) a little missleading as part of their job was to deliver the Mail from both MoD Main Building and the Army sorting office to the outlying units in london District. I am still looking for the brass one it is here somewhere. Marc |
Thanks 54Bty,
I have official documentation for the crown messengers badge but I believe it is gold only. I will check later. I definitely do not though have two entries - maybe the silver one is mentioned in the CCN of 1960 which I am missing. What does the difference in colour of the gold and silver single crown badge slider badge signify? Regards Chris |
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I recently did some work in New Scotland Yard, all the uniformed security staff wore an a/a silver crown cap badge, would assume this is worn by civilian staff attached to Police? Regards Tony. |
Sorry Chris NOT civvies these guys were armed.
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Were they under control of the Military or Police? Regards Chris |
Chris I didnt ask but they were in Police type uniform, will try and make some enquiries through work and get back to you.
Regards Tony. |
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