[Postwarden]

An interesting letter from the War Office addressed to Colonels Commandant and Colonels of Regiments and Corps dated 4th October 1949 regarding Regimental Badges.

The policy as regards cap badges has been that a cap badge of the same design and size should be worn on all headdresses. These to be of the dress type e.g. gold or silver plated. Bronze cap badges were to be regarded as obsolescent. In the case of the beret an embroidered badge of the same design and size as the metal badge referred to above might be worn if desired.

The reintroduction of the khaki SD cap (ACI427/1949) for wear by officers with BD and tropical dress has made it necessary to review the present position. At the same time consideration was given to the probability of the introduction of the coloured forage cap to be worn with non-ceremonial and ceremonial No 1 dress in place of the coloured beret.

As a result of this review it has been decided that the following rules should in future apply to officers cap badges:-

Coloured forage cap with peak and khaki SD cap with peak: Design and size to be the same for both. Finish to be gilt, silver plate etc. With the SD cap the badge may be bronzed if desired.

Beret – design as for caps above. Finish gilt, silver plate or embroidered. Size as for forage or SD but may be reduced in size. A collar badge which is of a different design will not be worn in the beret.

If a bronze cap badge is adopted for the SD cap then collar badges on SD must also be bronze.

Jon