OTC / cadet units affiliate to the Essex Regiment

[Expat Yeoman]

I'm expanding my Essex Regt collection to include badges worn by OTC / CCF / ACF units that had a formal affiliation to the Regt AND wore their own badge. I'm aware of the following so far but are there any others to go on the list?

Bancrofts School
Brentwood School
Chigwell School
Felsted school
King Edward VI Grammar, Chelmsford

Essex County Cadets

Essex ACF (unofficial badge worn in the late 60s - early 70s)

I'd be very interested to learn dates of use too.

Many thanks in advance.

Michael

[Peter Brydon]

Michael,

I dont know but if you can get hold of copies of the regimental journals or army lists ,these often list affiliated cadet units.

P.B.

[norfolk regt man]

Hi Michael, have a look at the photo in my royal Anglian cadet units 1964 onwards.

[Expat Yeoman]

Thank you both. Judging by your album I think I'm there with the possible addiition of the Royal Liberty School. Gidea Park is on the border so they may have linked to them - I haven't been able to find a definitive answer via Google yet though. M

[Alan O]

I bought this Brentwood School Cadet badge yesterday. I know from records that it was I use in 1938 but have no end date of use.

They became an OTC in 1936 but ran a cadet corps in parallel for junior boys.

[Phil2M]

There are several Essex Regt / Yeo etc memorials in Chelmsford Cathedral. However, I can't remember if any mentioned OTC/UTC etc. It might be worth a look see to check if you are local.

[macandpud]

I went to the Royal Liberty School 67 to 74 when it was a top Grammar. We had a CCF with Army,Naval and Air Force contingents.It was a really well equipped CCF with the whole gamut of weaponry and our own ranges ,we also had a rubberband launched glider whose skid often chewed up the pitches. One amazing thing about the school was that it retained many of the huts built during WW1 to house the Artists Rifles who trained there.Our old 6th form hut was the Guard house at the entrance. I wet back to the School a few years ago to try and buy the hut to preserve it but it had sadly been demolished.

[Mike H]

Originally Posted by Expat Yeoman

I'm expanding my Essex Regt collection to include badges worn by OTC / CCF / ACF units that had a formal affiliation to the Regt AND wore their own badge. I'm aware of the following so far but are there any others to go on the list?

Bancrofts School
Brentwood School
Chigwell School
Felsted school
King Edward VI Grammar, Chelmsford

Essex County Cadets

Essex ACF (unofficial badge worn in the late 60s - early 70s)

I'd be very interested to learn dates of use too.

Many thanks in advance.

Michael

If you follow the link ,it gives CCFs affliated to the Royal Anglians ,so easy enough to pick out the units that are in Essex .
http://www.royalanglianregiment.com/phone/cadets.html

[Expat Yeoman]

Many thanks Mike, cross checking against mine I'm pretty certain I've got a definitive list of units now (unless anyone can thrown in a left field one...?!)

[Mike H]

I saw some nice Essex ACF cloth titles the other day. Yellow on pompadour with a separate company underneath it.