Any ideas on this badge ?

[gb64]

Hi all,thought i would try one last time to see if anyboby knows this badge,have looked through old post & albums but still no luck.I have had this badge a while & its bugged me ever since

Thanks
Gerard

[Nozzer]

Hello Gerard

I'm afraid that I can't help much, but I will try and get the ball rolling.......

The thing that stands out most is the cross and the fact that it is on a vehicle that would seem to date from the early part of the 20th century. Perhaps it is something to do with field ambulances and dates from around the time of The Great War?

Not being an authority on early motor vehicles (or modern!) could it be earlier than WW1?

Hopefully someone will be along with the answer soon.

Good to see another Herts chap on the forum

Andy

[Donny B.]

Originally Posted by andyh

Hello Gerard

Not being an authority on early motor vehicles (or modern!) could it be earlier than WW1?

Andy

I can't decide if it is an early "motor" vehicle or not. There is a bit that looks like a steering wheel but the part in front of that looks more like a seat than an engine cowl to me. The fact that the rear wheels are larger than the front ones makes me think the badge represents a horse drawn vehicle.

My guess would be that it is certainly no later than WW1. I think I would also be searching civilian "humane" societies such as the Red Cross and the Order of St John...though I believe the later is usually represented by Maltese Cross. My Google of early horse drawn field ambulances seems to show that in most cases the driver was mounted on one of the horses rather than on a seat. Civilian ambulances had the drivers on seats.

They're my thoughts. No facts, only opinions I am afraid.

Donny B.

[gb64]

Hi one & all, I was just going over some badges I had put away and found this one, haven't seen it for a long time and this thread is nearly 8 years old but I thought id revive it as time has past and you never know somebody might know for sure I can post better pics now if required, thanks for any help.

Gerard

[gb64]

Originally Posted by gb64

Hi one & all, I was just going over some badges I had put away and found this one, haven't seen it for a long time and this thread is nearly 8 years old but I thought id revive it as time has past and you never know somebody might know for sure I can post better pics now if required, thanks for any help.

Gerard

Hi all, well it’s been 10 years since I posted this badge and I’m still none the wiser I have a search every now and then but never any luck, just thought I’d put it up again , you never know !!

Gerard

[54Bty]

Originally Posted by Donny B.

I can't decide if it is an early "motor" vehicle or not. There is a bit that looks like a steering wheel but the part in front of that looks more like a seat than an engine cowl to me. The fact that the rear wheels are larger than the front ones makes me think the badge represents a horse drawn vehicle.

Donny B.

More likely to be the wind screen, shield, deflector of a Red Cross ambulance. Google Red Cross Ambulance.

Marc