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Originally Posted by nbroadarrowz
There is photographic evidence to show that known tunnellers wore the large badge and E of New Zealand, but what I ask is were they the only ones?
Did NZ Engineers also wear these badges.
NZ authorities did order another batch of NZE cap badges but why did they enlarge the design? Was this a mistake in dimensions, seems a lot of effort to have to make a new die etc. If they were going to make a new die why didn't they make a new badge design.
So far there is still no evidenced based research to support the theory of a large size NZE cap badge being made specifically for tunnellers.
There is also no evidence to say that the shoulder title with the E was only worn by tunnellers.
The large size NZE badge is scarce and if the large size NZE badge was specifically made for the tunnellers why are there not more about? How many badges would have needed to be made for the tunnellers? the percentages don't add up in my book.
If the tunnellers were granted a specific large NZE badge as their own, then this would have been a unit distinction and cherished by the tunnellers. Where are the orders or information to support this?
food for thought.
Barry
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I valid point Barry , but as I deal in photographic evidence and not anecdotal evidence , I am yet to find a non tunneller, NZE , wearing the large badge or shoulder title with the E/New Zealand . If you have all 5 volumes of the Onward books and if you had time , then single out all the NZ engineers then look into their files . The answer may well be there , as there is a good number of examples to look at .