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Cross referencing EJ Martin's article of 1938 against the 1939 Army list shows the following missing ones. He stated 10 but in fact it was 15:
1. Bishop Veseys - Warwickshire Regiment badge. 2. Brighton GS - school badge 3. Christ College Brecon - South Wales Borderers. 4. Coatham School - Green Howards. 5. Grimsby Municipal College - Lincolnshire regt. 6. Haberdasher Askes - School coat of arms badge. The cadet corps (closed 1930) had been 3rd Cadet Bn RF. 7. Hulme Grammar Manchester. School badge 8. King's College Wimbledon - School badge 9. King's School Rochester - school badge. 10. Lancing College - school badge 11. Morrisons College - school badge. 12. Mount St Mary's College - school cadet corps badge 13. Sherborne School - Dorsetshire regiment badge 14. Stamford High School - School badge 15. West Buckland school - Devonshire Regiment. Last edited by Alan O; 08-10-23 at 08:29 AM. |
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The cadet corps badge was replaced by the OTC version when the school OTC was granted OTC status. The CC continued to run in parallel for the younger boys. This change of status is dated by the school history: In October, 1935 the School Cadet Corps, on the strength of its record, was one of seven units chosen by the War Office from 194 applicants for promotion to the status of Officers Training Corps. The School unit was attached to the Manchester Regiment and received much help from its officers in the early years of its altered status. https://www.whgs-academy.org/Portals...0of%20WHGS.pdf The single lion head badge does not belong to that school cadet unit as far as I can find. Hulme GS Manchester have come back to me about their CCF cap badge and confirmed that the cadets wore the Manchester Regiment cap badge after the OTC/CC one. This rules out the single lion head being a CCF badge from either Hulme Manchester or Oldham schools and strongly suggest that K&K and Rawlins misidentified K&K 2576 as a cadet badge. Last edited by Alan O; 19-03-19 at 01:35 PM. |
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Ottershaw boarding school surrey
I had the great pleasure of attending Ottershaw boarding school in the 1970’s. during that time we had a CCF run by Peter Curtis (Science teacher when not running cadets). The Army part wore a Queens cap badge.
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I am absolutely certain that the school wore the first pattern round OTC badge as a cap and as a sporran badge. In 1937 they had adopted the Cameronians bonnet badge which they wore alongside the first pattern badge on their sporrans.
The Corporation badge shown was worn by the Glasgow Corporation staff and interestingly one with an 'Education' scroll was recently sold on ebay. Once again an error in K&K is the source of the mis-information. The misidentified K&K 2564 Glasgow High School - this is a similar Education badge - an example sold in 2011 as a possible school inspectors/ truants badge, Last edited by Alan O; 11-05-22 at 11:20 AM. |
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For my parent's sins I am an Old Wilsonian.
I served in the RAF section of the CCF from 1981-1986 I half hinched the brass cap badge from the Army section hut in the Mid 80s, there were many lying around in those days. Nearly all the pictures showed the scrollless badge. There were certainly no scrolled badges lying around! Can't say I saw any in the early pictures either. The silver badge is the prefects badge. The animal on the front is actually a wolf. Yes! Hard to belive but it is. In the eraly 1980s it was discovered that the school did not, as it thought, have a coat of arms. The chair of governors, himself a veteran of WWI paid for a coat of arms to be registered. Last edited by Alan O; 16-08-20 at 11:00 AM. |
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Queen Mary's Grammar School Basingstoke
K&K show a brass rose badge for this school. It did not have an OTC nor is any Cadet Corps listed in the 1930's Army Lists and the badge shown is perfect match for a Lancs collar badge.
The school certainly had a cadet unit in WW2, https://collections.hampshireculture...oke-army-cadet It is not clear why they would not be wearing the Hants badge like all other ACFs in the county. A slidered brass rose badge exists but it is unattributed outside K&K. A white metal version has been attibuted to Hampshire County Cadets which the school would have been a part of. It's possible the sldiered badge dates from 1930-2 when the cadet units were not allowed to wear the Hants regtl badge. Last edited by Alan O; 15-08-20 at 05:00 PM. |
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When I see what a lot of dealers on eBay and elsewhere are asking for OTC badges then I am absolutely certain that now is the time for a well researched and illustrated book on OTC badges.
Alan all your research ought to be available to as wide an audience as possible. P.
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Peter,
I am afraid it may be a few years before I can dedicate the time as a retirement project. I know that I have all of the OTCs now recorded and an working on a list of all JTCs in 1941. The next challenge is to try and confirm what the JTC changes were. I have evidence of bespoke JTC badges, the continued use of OTC designs and also the adoption of regular army badges but there is no single source to draw on. I hope to publish an album shortly. |
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Peter Symonds OTC
Here is a fascinating photo of the Officer Cadets of Peter Symonds School In this inter war photo shows they are wearing Hampshire Regt cap badges and collar badges.
The use of KD shorts in UK with tunics is unusual but not unique. The school rose to OTC status c.1935 and before that had been a cadet corps affilated to the Hampshire Regiment. 1947 JTC shows Hants badge was still worn. Last edited by Alan O; 30-09-23 at 05:52 PM. |
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The Glasgow Corporation cap badge with the "Education" scroll was worn by school caretakers/janitors.
Dave. |
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The 'absent' Wolverhamton OTC badge
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Alan, I hate to correct you, however, I must. The Wilson’s ‘horse’ is actually a Wolf… I know!
Whilst I was at the school the chair of governors found that the coat of arms had never been registered and had it approved. I believe it is now more Wolf like. |
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Many thanks. It is more lupine than equine so that makes sense.
Alan |
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