Victoria Mounted Rifles - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Traist · #1 21-07-18, 11:14 AM

Hi, I just wanted to share my Victoria Mounted Rifles badges. I recently acquired the second of the 2 in Owens book. It was marked as a pouch badge in Owen, but the badge I have has lugs. Does anyone have any information on these 3 badges? My assumption is that the 2 star shaped badges are earlier and the script letter helmet plate is a later badge(later being pre NMR). Also does anyone know of any other VMR badges not shown here? Have a great weekend. Andrew

Alex Rice · #2 21-07-18, 11:35 AM

Well done Andrew, thanks for showing them. Some exceptionally rare badges!
I have always liked the early badges with the floreate lettering.
Cheers,
Alex

Traist · #3 21-07-18, 02:24 PM

Thanks Alex, have a great evening.

natal01 · #4 22-07-18, 07:16 AM

Excellent badges. Thanks for posting them. I think that we need a few more posts like this to get the interest levels up .

Traist · #5 22-07-18, 12:12 PM

Thanks Mike, much appreciated.

RobD · #6 22-07-18, 02:54 PM

Andrew,
can you tell us the approx. dates of your badges?
I attach a pic from one of my books, showing Trooper F Rathbone and another VMR member photographed in Stanger in 1879. My book tells me the VMR were formed in 1862, and in the AZW they had a strength of 47 men. They fought at Nyezane.