Ox & Bucks WWII cap badge

[Sonofacqms]

I have seen what looks to be like a gilding metal light infantry shoulder title being offered as an other ranks Ox & Bucks WWII cap badge, this example has three loops which to me screams shoulder title.

Now I know John Howard wore a small white metal bugle as a beret badge, but is there any evidence that other ranks wore small gilding metal bugles as cap badges?

Rob

[leigh kitchen]

"The Lightbobs" site gives detail of the use of shoulder titles as badges on headgear (silvered at regimental expense as I recall).

For some reason although I can access the site I can't access the page that gives the information on badges.

http://www.lightbobs.com/oxfordshire...-infantry.html

[mike_vee]

Originally Posted by leigh kitchen

"The Lightbobs" site gives detail of the use of shoulder titles as badges on headgear (silvered at regimental expense as I recall).

For some reason although I can access the site I can't access the page that gives the information on badges.

http://www.lightbobs.com/oxfordshire...-infantry.html

Found this on one of the pages :

Regimental Chronicle 1927
2nd Battalion:-
22nd August -Khaki Field Service Caps ordered to be replaced by all ranks with those of dark green colour as the former become unserviceable the small bugle (B)(shoulder bugle size of white metal) to be worn with the latter'

[mike_vee]

From 1940-1942:

CAP BADGES:
Small shoulder title horn to be drawn by the Quartermaster from Ordnance, silvered privately and issued to the regiment at 2 1/2d.

http://www.lightbobs.com/head-dress-...1882-1965.html

[leigh kitchen]

Ta, there should also be details of the arrangements made to have the s/t bugles silvered.
For some reason those pages aren't working for me.

Aha - and the answer appears above - it's like magic.

[mike_vee]

Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry > Ox & Bucks LI Insignia > Head Dress badges 1882-1965.

[Sonofacqms]

Many thanks for the replies chaps, as I understand it the small shoulder title bugles in gilding metal were to be silvered at unit expense.

This all makes sense as the normal Ox & Bucks cap badge was far too large for a beret, but were gilding metal titles worn?

If so, I have a lot of Ox & Bucks WWII cap badges.

Rob

[Luc]

Here's a close up of Major Howard's beret at the Pegasus Museum. It does not appear to be silverplated to me.

[Postwarden]

A photo of the badge worn by a soldier of the 2nd Bn.

Jon

[Alan O]

Originally Posted by Luc

Here's a close up of Major Howard's beret at the Pegasus Museum. It does not appear to be silverplated to me.

As an officers badge it might well be solid silver. The soldiers ones were nickel plated.

[3dg]

Here's the letter.
Chris

[leigh kitchen]

A previous thread about the "small bugle" badge.

https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ghlight=Howard