unknown badge - Edinburgh Academy OTC sporran badge

[Alan O]

Good find. It's shame that K&K did not include it in the book however I would still like to find a picture in use to confirm Bosleys ID as an OTC hat badge. Perhaps a letter or email to the school CCF would be worthwhile with a picture of your badge? They might be able to give you the date of the introdution of the round Homer's head badge and if this was some years after 1908 then that would probably clinch it.

Alan

[Alan O]

The school has an archivist who should be able to help. I will PM you the details.

[badgecollector]

hi all
i contacted the Edinburgh Academy to request assistance in identifying this badge and they came back to me with this photo.
certainly the glengarry isn't the correct badge but what about the sporran badge??
William Morrison Reid (EA 1908-13) wearing a cap and a sporran badge which we think might match.
looking forward to your thoughts
bc

[Alan O]

Yes I think you can be 100% sure that it is a sporran badge. Just shows how incorrect Bosely's badge expert is.

This is his bonnet badge.

[badgecollector]

thanks alan
this is one of the best part of collecting badges. hunting down photographic proof of the use of a badge. i'm feeling very satisfied thanks to you and peter for your help.
now what to do with it?
bc

[Alan O]

Originally Posted by Alan O

http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/...-photo/3264193

A very photo of what is identified an as Edinburgh Academy cadet in 1930 but he is not wearing any collars. The FSH is an odddity mind you!

Going back over this photo I noticed that he has the SMLE magazine over the sporran badge which is rather inconvenient ais it would have solved the question earlier!

There are some enthusistic OTC collectors on ebay. You could list it on there are as an OTC badge with the Rawlins catagory number. You could state (or not) that it's believed to be sporran but attributed by Bosleys as a hat badge and let them make up their own minds.

I have moved the thread to the OTC section for future reference.

[Alan O]

http://www.clanfieldmilitaria.com/vi...h=60672&phqu=2

One to watch but at £130, it's not a bargain.

[Mike H]

Those blue boards look like the ones that were sold as collection of the late Phil Harris. Dix,Noonan and Webb sold some of it.