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Originally Posted by mooke07
Another old badge photograph,
Written on the back - 25th Middlesex Bank of England Volunteers pouch badge with a question mark.
Attractive badge, never seen this one before, cheers Dean.
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Hello Dean,
Unable positively to identify where precisely the BoE badge in your picture would have been worn, but can tell you that an almost identical w/m example at the BoE Museum, was simply labelled as a 'Uniform Badge' of the '25th Middlesex (Bank of England) Volunteer Rifle Company', which means it dates from anywhere between 1880 and 1908.
A little info I have managed to pick up along the way which may interest you:
1790 The Gordon Riots - BoE defended by bank staff
1798 Formation of Corps of Bank Volunteers
1802 Volunteers disbanded
1803 Volunteers reformed
Bank Volunteer 1804.jpg
1814 Volunteers finally disbanded
1866 July, clerks and senior staff of the Bank form a company of Rifle Volunteers, which became part of the 21st Middlesex (Civil Service) RVC
1875 1st December, porters and messengers of the Bank form a new company, designated as 50th (Bank of England)
1880 The company is renumbered as 25th (Bank of England) VRC, and continued until the formation of the TF.
An entry in the London Gazette of 3rd September 1880, lists the re-designation of the unit from 50th to 25th.
Noxin