Quote:
Originally Posted by dumdum
Hi
Just a quick reply and will add some more later. I am fairly certain that Bay made those NZCC badges. He also made the large RSA badge from 1918 to 1927. This is marked "C......B" and the RD number ("RD 861" - this number works out to around 1916).
The small "triple fern" badges have tiny letters "C.B" and "1914" if they've not been overpolished! These sometimes turn up in white metal, bronze and brass.
|
The RSA badge design (RD 861) is registered to the "NZ Returned Soldiers Association Headquarters Wellington."
It was registered on the 5th June 1916.
C M Bay did produce RSA badges, and was responsible for the design of safety chain modification. However, given that Cecil Bay moved to Te Mahia Bay in the Marlborough Sounds circa 1921, where he and his wife owned and managed the Te Mahia Bay Resort, I am skeptical that he made the RSA badges after 1922.