Thanks Alan, very interesting information about the 1918 Volunteer Battalions badges and it’s an interesting possibility.
Lambourne are of course listed in the Board of Trade Labour Gazette 1914-1919 with records showing they were awarded WO badge contracts in April 1916 so the order Julian unearthed of 4,000 TF S. Lancs badges in all GM could well be amongst that.
Might there have been more than one manufacturer for that 4,000 order, potentially via subcontracting? I wonder.
Certainly it sounds like subsequent orders were placed by the Volunteer Battalions quite possibly with a different manufacturer. It would be interesting to see a photo but I imagine that would be scarcer than the badges themselves.
Either way by hook or crook I’ve fill a gap for now until there’s something definite comes to light or I happen upon a Lambourne badge.
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