Hello Bill,
Yes, the original term was 'grenadier' but changed to 'bomber' in 1915/1916.
In Australia the oxidised copper grenade was approved for and issued to infantry bombers in 1916 but it was worn on the upper right arm as normal.
I don't know enough from the British aspect to say whether that your GGF badge is for a bomber.
Keith
I see Leigh has beaten me to it, I didn't know rifle grenadiers used a grenade over crossed rifles/
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