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Originally Posted by Toby Purcell
Very interesting thread, thanks to all who posted. I’ve been trying to trace the usage of once common staff badges across the Infantry as a whole, sadly now almost abandoned by most regiments, with just the Oldest Foot Guards and a few Line battalions continuing. It’s most intriguing to learn that the Irish Guards joined the practice in 2000. I think that the Welsh Guards are now the only one’s not following a very long standing tradition within the ‘Division’/‘Brigade’ (I’m unsure which term is in contemporary use).
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Hi Toby,
The Welsh Guards do issue a Warrant Officers cap badge which was recently authorised by the Army Dress Committee but purchased via regimental funds. Very tightly controlled by Welsh Guards stores with very few in existence. Badges are to be returned to stores on leaving the guards or promotion to officer.
Regards,
Chris