Into WW1
I would have thought most likely still worn in WW1, as with the large increase in numbers there would not have been sufficient badge. I know this happened FOR CERTAIN with North Auckland Mounted Rifles. I inherited my great uncles military belongings that had been stored in a drawer of the old Singer sewing machine by his sister since his death in 1917. There were tunic buttons,a set of 11th NAMR badges and paybook with misc documents. The "set" of NAMR badges was in fact 2 x III AMR (Boers Head) and 1 x 11th NAMR. He had no service in NAMR prior to 1914 when he joined Territorials, but these were his issued badges, he probably never noticed or took any interest in the difference.
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