I've seen 2 or 3 specific sweetheart brooches of this badge. In hallmarked silver - all assayed in Birmingham with the maker being RC. They look (fairly) good on the front but v poor on the back.
Given that the troops issued with these were unlikely to take them overseas on active service, many were converted to brooches etc and/or inscribed either with the soldier's name or a wife etc. I couldn't give you numbers / percentages but I might guess at 50% ???.
Mine has been "messed about with" but is inscribed to a soldier in the 20th Bn - thus giving the lie to the idea that they were only habnded out to those in the 17th, 18th and 19th.
|