Artists licence
An interesting thread with references to the many variations on cap badges, Luke's picture of a CWG Leinster head stone is a good point in question, if CWG cannot get the correct pattern of a Regiments cap badge on a grave stone then is there little wonder that commemorative badges, sweetheart brooches and OCA buttonhole badges have variations.
Michael Moore's excellent book "Battalion at War/Singapore 1942" is in my opinion spoiled by the line drawing on the front cover dust jacket of the Cambridgeshire cap badge with the word "REGIMENT" spelled out in full on the scroll, surely the correct pattern of badge could have been found, even the variety with the missing "E".
I am surprised that the fakers have not produced a badge of this design, they have managed to add a small insignificant little "South Africa 1900-02" to a standard cap badge which are currently doing the rounds at various "specialist" salerooms.
Rob
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