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Old 22-05-20, 09:44 PM
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Hi Henk

About your point 5. I have seen a picture of the second badge you mention there. It is W.RIDING//QUO FAS/ETGLORIA/DUCUNT. Thus it does not mention if it is for I, II, II or IV (Howitzer) Brigade (or 1st, 2nd.3rd, 4th Brigade, I am still not sure what the official designations are). Was this badge used by all four?

Norman Litchfield shows this in his The Territorial Artillery 1908-1988 as being for 3 WR Bde RFA (TF). He does surmise it could have been worn by all the West Riding brigades but thinks from its scarcity and the fact that 3 WR Bde was evolved from 4 West Yorks RGA(V) which had a similar badge that only this unit wore it.

The W. RIDING badge is the only one I have not yet seen faked, probably because the fakers were confused by the WR RHA(TF) badge and didn't realise another WR badge existed. Simon's advice on the others on ebay is spot on.

Keep up the good work with your lineage.

Keith
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