From what period are cap badges generally from that the IWM displays on its website, please?
I read on the forum that the NWM (later IWM) received much of its cap badge collection during the Great War and then continued adding subsequent badges, badge changes, and etc. after the war going forward.
Specifically, I am trying to determine if a Royal Berkshire badge they display on their website can reasonably be assumed from the Great War. It’s a difficult badge to date because the Regiment’s badge remained largely unchanged from about 1885 to 1959 (with the exception of transitioning from lugs to sliders).
If it’s reasonable to assume it’s likely the IWM Berk’s badge is from the Great War, I want to try to match the IWM die strike to a badge.
My reason for all the above is I want to try and obtain a Great War Berks badge for a ’14 Star and Bar medal trio I own to an Old Contemptible who was killed on the 1st Day of the Somme during the attack on Ovillers. For me it just seems appropriate to try my best to find a Great War period badge for this man and his medals he never wore.
IWM Berks.jpg
Courtesy of the IWM
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30072079
Cheers,
Jay