Just out of interest, the normal process for the approval of new Regimental and Corps badge designs is that after being approved by the Officer Commanding their local District, the badge design then had to be submitted by the Commanding Officer of the Regiment to the Assistant Adjutant General for its final approval by the Commanding Officer of the NZ Forces, after which it would be registered with the NZ Quartermaster-Generals office.
(In 1911 General Alexander Godley was the Commanding Officer of the NZ Forces)
As an example of that process, and because I’m a big fan of the Wellington Regiments, the following document is the original 5th Wellington Regiment badge design sent to the CO of the Wellington District on the 23rd February 1911.
Note. — At this stage the 1st Wellington Battalion had not received their official designation “5th Wellington Regiment,” and that although the design was the same that had been used by the 1st Wellington Battalion since 1898, all Regimental badges new or old, had to be registered and submitted for approval under the then new Territorial system
The following document is the original 5th Wellington Regiment badge design sent to the Assistant Adjutant General for approval on the 19th June 1911. (The 5th Wellington badge design is the same as in the above document)
The last document shows the 5th Regiment Wellington Rifles badge design at is recorded in the NZ Quartermaster-Generals register.
Note. — that badge design has been approved in the right hand column by “AG” (Alexander Godley)
