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Originally Posted by Alan O
I have gone through Major Edward's book 2nd Edn dated 1957. It is an illuminating read as he compiled it from correspondance with CO's of the day, Gaunt's existing stock and the sealed patterns held in the WO at the time.
This is a list of all of the Queen's crown badges shown in use in 1957. It is remarkably short. He also notes that quote" the new crown- St Edward's crown and will replace the current Imperial crown."
1. Life Guards.
2. Royal Horse Guards.
3. North Somerset Yeomanry.
4. Dorset Yeomanry.
5. Hertfordshire Yeomanry (stag in garter).
6. Middlesex Yeomanry.
7. Norfolk Yeomanry.
8. RHA cypher.
9. RE.
10. RASC.
11. MPSC.
12. Mobile Defence Corps.
13. RMA Sandhurst.
14. Duke of Yorks military school.
While not Q/C the Rifle Bde have their Gulpheric crown and the Wiltshire have the PP coronet.
It is not until the 1960s editions that kings crown badges have disappeared. The only caveat is that he has only mentioned where officers and ORs badges differ so it is conceivable that while the Officers badges are now made in q/c the ORs might still have k/c badges in use. Despite this the dating of K/C badges as up to 1953 is not correct as shown by this book.
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Hi Alan,
There are a few more in A/A (I can only speak for A/A but sometimes other metal types were authorised at the same time under the same change) as recorded as NEW PATTERN in the List of Changes documents.
These are:
Royal Pioneer Corps - Authorised 22nd Dec 1954
Royal Fusiliers - 30th Sept 1955
Royal Signals - 30th Sept 1955
Intelligence Corps - 30th Sept 1955
15th/19th Hussars - 31st Jan 1956
Border Rgt - 31st Dec 1956
Loyal Regt - 31st Dec 1956
Ryal Hampshire Regt - 31st Dec 1956
South Staffordshire Regt - 31st Dec 1956
Royal Devon Yeomanry - 31st Dec 1956
It is unknown though when these were actually manufactured and issued.
Note that the RASC in both A/A and GM was authorised on 30th November 1953 and sealed on 5th Feb 1953 is the first A/A badge known in St Edward Crown.
There are also a few authorised via List of Changes in 1957 - if required I can dig these out too.
Regards
Chris