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rocky59

20-11-22 11:15 AM

Unknown OTC? badge

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Hi
Can anyone help me with this badge? I.m guessing it's an OTC badge but I'm probably wrong.

Alan O

20-11-22 11:22 AM

It is not an OTC. I believe that it a Commonwealth cadet corps badge. I will see if I can remember which country it is from.

Luke H

20-11-22 11:40 AM

St. John’s College Belize possibly?

mike_vee

20-11-22 03:02 PM

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Could there be a Brittany connection ? :confused:

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Alan O

20-11-22 04:04 PM

There are heraldic similarities and the motto is the same but which organisation it is for eludes me.

Home Guard

20-11-22 04:37 PM

My thought is also St. John's College. I did a quick Google and there is such a college in Cambridge.

https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/

Don't know if this is it or not.

Terry

dubaiguy

20-11-22 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mike_vee (Post 591509)

Could there be a Brittany connection ? :confused:

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A stoat as ermine along with heraldic ermine tails would also put me in mind of Brittany. Perhaps just a religious college badge with connections to Anne of Brittany (who was a queen of France).

mike_vee

21-11-22 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by dubaiguy (Post 591527)

A stoat as ermine along with heraldic ermine tails would also put me in mind of Brittany. Perhaps just a religious college badge with connections to Anne of Brittany (who was a queen of France).

The motto has a distant military connection :

Quote:

French Regiment Bretagne - Bretagne was first raised in 1644 by Cardinal Mazarin; it took the name of the Province of Bretagne in 1658.

The motto changed in 1757 from Potius Mori Quam Vinci [Better To Die Than Be Conquered] to Potius Mori Quam Faedari [Better To Die Than Be Dishonoured].

rocky59

22-11-22 02:16 PM

Many thanks indeed - most interesting and helpful.

Alan O

29-03-23 05:52 PM

Bosley's attribution is Natal https://www.regimentalbadges.com/en-...0#.ZCR6V72KRhE

mike_vee

30-03-23 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Alan O (Post 599803)

Bosley's attribution is Natal https://www.regimentalbadges.com/en-...0#.ZCR6V72KRhE

A 2018 Auction in South Africa had a badge (no photo) listed under :

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SOUTH AFRICAN BADGES (REFER TO OWEN)

Lot #286 O2936 St Ann Convent Cadets corps W/M cap badge (Umzinto Natal)

NB:Some searches show St.Anne('s)

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Traist

30-03-23 02:38 PM

Hi, it is St. Joseph's Convent Cadets (Durban). Likely pre WW1. The St. Anne's is the same badge, just with an A. Regards Andrew

Alan O

30-03-23 03:06 PM

Traist

Thank you. I did notice the initials were not matching and that explains why. Considering the price Bosley's ask one would hope they might try better. It's asking prices like that which take all of the fun out of the hobby.

Alan

badgecollector

05-11-23 12:10 PM

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and this is the badge
St Ann Convent Cadets
im interested in moving it on if there is any interest here
PM me
BC

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