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Old 24-03-17, 12:14 PM
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Default Wrekin College/ Wellington College Salop

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Originally Posted by dubaiguy View Post
Here is a Wrekin lion for comparison.

In 1942 the Belgian Government in exile in London agreed that it was necessary, once Belgium would be liberated, to rebuild a nucleus of a new Army, well trained, ready for battle and the eventual occupation of Germany. When the first elements of the 2nd Infantry Brigade arrived in Northern Ireland for training from January 1945 on, a shortage of Belgian rampant lions for the beret occured. A British headgear bdage was found, the lower part (scroll?) was cut off , and the remaining lion was worn as the "Belgian Lion" on the beret. Possibly this was also done with the collar badges.

I think this was the badge they turned in to a Belgian cap badge.
This is the 1908 Wellington College badge which was worn until the school produced new badges with the Wrekin title after the school's renaming in 1921. EJ Martin records that this scrolled badge was in use in 1938. There is a very clear picture of this in a 1935 film

https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/...ge-1935-online


I am afraid the third badge that Hugh King shows is not an OTC badge. It is not the Wrekin lion.

The foot has a flat edge from where the torse has been snipped off and the pointed tuft of chest mane is not found on Wrekin badges.

Afternote: Dave has identified it a Denbigh police https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...1&d=1694771567
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File Type: jpg Wellington College Salop.jpg (54.4 KB, 18 views)
File Type: jpg Wrekin College 1921-40.jpg (64.8 KB, 17 views)
File Type: jpg FAKE WREKIN.jpg (20.8 KB, 18 views)

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