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Originally Posted by manchesters
Chris,
Not my era but would be fascinated to know which are the rarest top 10?
regards
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Hi Simon,
Crikey - quite subjective I suppose but how about this short list:
1. Edinburgh University Training Corps (TA) - Recently discovered - one only.
2. Cambridge University OTC - this has a Tudor Crown - one only.
3. A genuine HLI Tudor (there are no genuine QC although I do have an unfinished prototype item) - two only.
4. Clifton College CCF, Bristol - one only.
5. Malay Regiment - two only.
6. 302nd (Pembroke Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA (TA) [Large]
7. Royal Pioneer Corps [Tudor]
8. 286th (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, RA (TA)
9. 299th (Berkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA (TA) - the cap badge in gold not the silver arm badge.
10. ‘Q’ (Queen’s Own Oxfordshire Hussars) Battery, 299th Field Regiment, RA (TA)
11. Boys Company, Brigade of Gurkhas
12. The Queen’s Own Gurkha Transport Regiment - 'Queen's Own' scroll
13. Intelligence Corps [Tudor]
14. St. Benedict’s School, Ealing CCF - Recently discovered - one only.
15. ‘P’ (Buckinghamshire Hussars Yeomanry) Battery, 299th (Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA (TA)
Many of those listed above are only counted in terms of individual or pairs of badges.
Edinburgh University Training Corps (TA) not yet found in doco and CCF badges are always a problem to 100% know what they are about. Rest are recorded in official doco.
Obviously, other readers would disagree with this off the cuff list.
Simon, I do rate each badge on a rarity scale of A, B or C in my book if interested.
Regards
Chris