special Army Order 54/1947, Dress for the Army-Notification of Post-War Changes, which if I recall correctly you sent me, states under Appendix B:
2 Provisions and method of upkeep.
(i) Officers [Regular Army and Auxiliary Forces]
Initial grant of money allowance to buy items of standard kit. Method of maintenance is still under consideration.
See
http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ad.php?t=44526 post #13.
I can´t seem to find the relevant document dealing with the same design of officers and OR´s badges at the moment, but it must have been in 1949 according to an article on RE badges in Crown Imperial magazine:
In 1949 an Army Instruction was issued which directed that badges of ALL RANKS were to be of the same design, bronze (or OSD) badges were to be discontinued. This resulted in the RE badge being made in two parts and two metals, the wreath in silver, the garter, cypher and crown in gilding metal.
Rgds, Thomas.