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Originally Posted by monty
This is us (Victoria Bks] having as good a go as we could at PDs at Windsor castle in the summer of 1982.I have never understood why our Officers did not wear collar badges, Always plenty around on dealers sites.Perhaps they just done away with them in the 1960s or somthing?
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You’ve raised an interesting point Monty and a little bit of research reveals that apart from a few of the war-raised service battalions and the odd TF battalion such as the 6th Duke of Connaught’s, or the 7th with their dog gauge, Hampshire Regiment battalions of WW1 also did not wear collar badges with service dress. It certainly seems to have been the preference of the regular battalions. There are plenty of photographs confirming the varying practice. When collar badges were worn they were similar to the service dress bronze version of the officers star shaped badge worn on the cap.
However, interestingly when the option of an alternative type of blue patrol uniform was offered in 1911, the regiment did opt for the second (new) type with open, stepped collar worn with a white, stiff collared shirt and black, ribbed silk tie. The two patterns became known as Type A and Type B and it was stipulated that whichever type was chosen all officers of that unit were to adopt the same one. Unlike with service dress, and as with the frock coat, collar badges were universally worn on both types.