Royal Armoured corps - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

jfenzy1 · #1 15-07-21, 06:35 PM

Hi folks,
This badge is on lugs, could I get the thoughts of some members please ...good or bad ?

ruwa · #2 16-07-21, 01:40 PM

Hi, I am no expert on British badges, but my dad served in the British army during WW11 in the RAC. I have his RAC cap badge which has lugs top & bottom. There are some small differences as well -maybe a variation?

A question though is when was the badge worn? Although my dad was commissioned into the the North Stafford's (174) [got his badge] he soon after became part of one of the RTR [also got his badge] units. He applied for & was accepted into the Royal Scots Greys [and got his badges]. All the time he was RAC.
Dave

Alan O · #3 16-07-21, 02:09 PM

The RAC mailed fist badge was worn form 1941 by either:

a. RAC trainees before they were assigned to a regiment with a cap badge of their own.

b. One of the war-raised RAC regiments who wore the RAC cap badge. These were regts in their own right and not part of the cavalry or RTR.

Alan

ruwa · #4 19-07-21, 09:39 AM

Thanks Allan

magpie · #5 19-07-21, 05:24 PM

This may be of interest.
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=70039

jfenzy1 · #6 21-07-21, 05:58 PM

Getting back to the original thread. I have put these two badges for comparison. There are differences at the arrow heads and just below at the joining lines, one being voided, the other not. Gaylors book seems to show one version, whereas Kipling and King (fig 1919) seems to show the other. Obviously the lugs are not shown. So, the question remains. For me, the badge shown here with N/S lugs, is by far more inferior in definition, feel, and quality. The feet on the lugs are also off putting. Maybe both are fakes ? Any comments ?