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Originally Posted by Alan O
Andy
The school history is quite clear with photos for OTC, JTC and CCF showing the lineage of cap badges from 1900's to present day. The only use was as a collar despite what a certain a/a paperback book may say. There are photos of the collar in use in the 1960s. See School Band in Battledress in 1965 on Page 105 and parade in 1965 on P155. The wear seems to be confined to Offrs SD and cadets on parades as there are lots of exercise and trg photos without them. This is the CCF history which includes and supplements the previous pdf I linked to above:
https://www.oakham.rutland.sch.uk/up...t%20(45MB).pdf
It's very comprehenise and as it covers the CFF year by year, quite conclusive. The photos from the late '60s show the Leicestershire tiger was still in use and by 1970 the Royal Anglian badge and beret with backing cloth are in use.
Alan |
Er, I have to put my hand up here too.
ACF/CCF badges are almost impossible to verify as being officially authorised for issue from official documentation as very little paperwork exists verifying the acceptance of such badges by the authorities.
An example that does exist, which I quote in my book, (however, not made in A/A but the procedure still stands) was for the King Edward’s Five Ways School, Birmingham. This badge design (shown on page 178 as an image that I took from the original sketch) was finally granted on 20th June 1955 by the Director of Ordnance Services as fulfilling CCF Regulations, Section VIII Para 579. Such doco though is quite rare and this was the only full example I could find on the authorisation of a CCF badge even after weeks of searching through the National Archives, Kew, London.
Therefore, anyone who wishes to document the existence of CCF badges needs to give the benefit of doubt to a great many pieces out there as I also did with the Oakham School CCF. However, if one could look at the school's CCF archives from say 1950 onwards then photographic evidence should clarify this badge's position. Can anyone do this - it would be much better that a he said/she said argument.
A further issue is that many so called CCF A/A pieces are not actually anodised alumnium although even experienced collectors swear blind that they are. If a closer look is made they are seen to be of a thinner tin like alloy usually manufactured by die stamping instead of impression cold die forging as per A/A pieces.
re: paperback book - if anyone wants one I am selling here on eBay:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012585755...84.m1555.l2649
Regards
Chreis