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Old 26-02-21, 08:03 PM
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Default Cloth badges ?

I don't suppose someone could tell me what these are, might have been my Granddad's.
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Old 26-02-21, 08:05 PM
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8th Army / British troops in Austria and, I think, scout (why am I now thinking National Savings? - it's scout).
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Old 26-02-21, 08:28 PM
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Cheers Leigh.
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Old 26-02-21, 09:27 PM
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Cool 8th Army

I think the 8th Army formation sign is one that was locally made in Italy.

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Old 26-02-21, 09:51 PM
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It’s a WW2 period Boy Scouts “National Service “ Badge, awarded for a significant contribution to the war effort

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Agreed Scouts National Service

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Old 27-02-21, 08:34 AM
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Were some WWII scout badges year dated?
WWI ones were weren't they?
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Were some WWII scout badges year dated?
Don't know about scouts but guides had a crown badge and dated year bars.

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Old 27-02-21, 08:56 AM
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Don't know about scouts but guides had a crown badge and dated year bars.

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There were 2 different sizes of the Boy Scout NS badge issued during WW2. They didn't issue dated badges like the guides did with the dated year bars (and weirdly like the scouts did in WW1).
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The badge i show is 47mm/18mm.
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The badge i show is 47mm/18mm.
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That is the smaller (more commonly found) one - I am no where near my Scout Badges so cannot give you the measurements on the large one at the moment
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