I have often seen broached badges described as 'sweetheart badges'. However I have a medal trio and set of badges, cap, collars and titles and other items that belonged to a WW1 member of the NZ Engineers Corps. His cap badge has been broached. I assume that it was the original badge he had been issued with from which the lugs had broken off and he had it broached to secure it firmly on his cap. I know that I would prefer to have had my cap badge broached rather than attached by blades which are incredibly brittle.
John
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