Wrekin Belgium Lion ? - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Milmed · #1 27-08-18, 05:46 PM

Found this at the local car boot this past weekend. Looked British to me with the slider but was not sure of regiment.

Doing a bit of research on the forum it appears to be one of the cut down Wrekin College cap badges used by Free Belgium forces as there was a shortage of badges.

Anyone able to confirm my thoughts.

Steven

Alan O · #2 21-03-20, 03:42 PM

An old thread but it's not the alternative Belgium badge but the Wrekin CCF badge cut down for wear by the CCF.

https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...0&d=1584720459

I can only assume that the OTC design with 'Wrekin College Shropshire' scroll was too large and unwieldy for the post war beret.

Milmed · #3 21-03-20, 03:59 PM

Great, thanks for the feed back.

Alan O · #4 21-03-20, 04:00 PM

I have one already otherwise I would be interested in it. With the photo of it in use posted on the Forum then I suspect it is now worth more than you paid to it to a CCF collector.