Essex Regiment ( TANK)
 

Hello . Here is an Essex Regiment ( Tank ) cap badge .
White metal appears to be discolouerd on the obverse but nice on
the reverse .
This badge possibly wouldn't be one of those which were buried in dry
cement , then dug up and cleaned with some chemical causing a
discolouration ?
We read that this happened some time ago and we're not expert badge
collectors so have no way of verifying as to the validity of this .
Thank You .

Is your question "Is this genuine" ?

Essex
 

Hi Cam . Yes, that was what we would like to find out if possible .
Is this badge authentic ?

Experimenting with various lighting I can never seem to get the true
appearance of a badge so the obverse does seem a little different in my
photos as to what this badge actually looks like in real time .
Sorry , I should have included this in my previous post .

Yours looks different than the one I have. Mine has a makers mark above the left lug (Birks) I attached photos.

As a side, may I ask if they wore he MacGregor tartan behind this badge as both the Essex Highlanders and Essex and Kent Highlanders did?

Thanks,

Terry

Hi Terry,
I have never seen any evidence of the Essex Tank wearing the tartan behind their badge. As an armoured regiment they wore white metal badges and the black beret.

Thanks Bill!!!

Terry