Nooooooo! KRRC TF fantasy

[Alan O]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WWII-Kings...item58c759d519

No such thing as KRRC TF.

1970s fantasy badge often found with England mark and in w/m.

Unfortunately some are duped as its going for good money.

Regards,

Marcus

[mike c]

Hi i find it very strange that with all the knowledge to be found on here and the web the 43 people think its real amazez me

[Alan O]

To add some detail as to why its wrong:

The Regular Battalions' antededence came from the 60th (King's Royal Rifle Corps) Regiment of Foot. It had 4 Regular battalions upto the start of WW1.

The KRRC was not regionally lined in the same way as many County Bns but did have militia bns. These were based on a shared Rifle Regt heritage. They were:

Huntingdonshire Rifles Militia
Royal Flint Rifles Militia
2nd Royal Rifle Regiment of Middlesex Militia
Carlow Rifles Militia
North Cork Rifles Militia

In addition pre 1908 there were various Volunteer Battalions:

3rd City of London RVC
1st Middlesex RVC (Victoria Rifles)
2nd Middlesex RVC (South Middlesex)
4th Middlesex RVC (West London)
6th Middlesex RVC (St George's)
12th Middlesex RVC (Civil Service)
13th Middlesex RVC (Queen's Westminsters)
25th Middlesex (Bank of England) RVC
1888: 26th Middlesex (Cyclist) RVC

In 1908 the VB Bns became Battalions within the London Regiment. There were no post 1908 KRRC TF Bns.

As all of the militia bns and the VB Bns listed above had their own histories and badges, they had no requirement for the blank scroll KRRC-type badge being sold on ebay. Whilst one can never prove a 'never exisited', I remain confident that the design was never required/worn/made.

The fact that the badge being sold has a lack of voiding and the style of slider screams 'fantasy' to me.

[Sonofacqms]

Alan,

Very well documented, if more collectors looked at this forum the richer they would be . . !

Rob

[kingsman64]

Just a thought could it be a cadet or School Battalion affiliated to the KRRC they of course would have no battle honours? Cracking lineage by the way!

[Frank Kelley]

I love the title of this thread, in particular the "Nooooooo!" bit, my other half says it sounds more like a post on Mumsnet!

Originally Posted by Alan O

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WWII-Kings...item58c759d519

No such thing as KRRC TF.

1970s fantasy badge often found with England mark and in w/m.

[Alan O]

You can confident that it's not the 6th Bn badge. It appears to be the 9th from 1905-08.

[Jelly Terror]

A bit late with this one, but what an excellent thread.

Originally Posted by Keith Blakeman

Here's their badge then. I'll have a read through the document you posted and change the file title once I can understand it all!

Similar for the Rifle Brigade Militia probably.

5th & 6th Militia Btns. (Post 1905)..jpg

Lovely example, Keith.

9th Bn. KRRC badge - K/C & South Africa honour: Pattern 6320/1905, 'bronzed', for the forage cap. Obsolete by 13th January 1909.

JT