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Originally Posted by Toby Purcell
Thanks Chris, that’s interesting to know and of course completes the tally of Foot Guards following the staff badge tradition. It’s important to note that until 1915, and the creation of warrant officers of 2nd class at the company level as CSMs, only the specialist appointments employed by battalion HQ wore the staff badge as members of the HQ staff. A great many of the appointments that existed then have either gone (become outdated, e.g. shoemaker), moved across to another cap badge and down graded (armourer), or had their status somewhat lowered (drum/pipe major.
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NB. According to clothing regulations 1891 the badges were to be provided under Regimental arrangement, so in that respect nothing has changed.