Yorkshire Brigade badges - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Alex Rice · #1 26-06-18, 07:03 PM

Hi All
Are both of these officer's badges from the Yorkshire Brigade era or is the enameled one a later badge?
Thanks, cheers,
Alex

oc14 · #2 26-06-18, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Rice

Hi All
Are both of these officer's badges from the Yorkshire Brigade era or is the enameled one a later badge?
Thanks, cheers,
Alex

Hi Alex
The enamelled one is the pattern worn by officers of the Yorkshire Volunteers on both khaki service dress hat and number one dress hat, the silver gilt one was worn during the "brigade ere" (roughly 1958 until 1970 ish)
PL

Alex Rice · #3 27-06-18, 05:41 AM

Hi PL
Thanks, that makes more sense, I couldn't see why the Brigade would have had 2 patterns of officer badge! What era does the Yorkshire Volunteers badge come from, is it more modern?
Thanks again, cheers,
Alex

oc14 · #4 27-06-18, 07:40 AM

Alex
the Yorkshire Volunteers were formed circa 1970 as a one Battalion TA unit, the unit gradually and eventually expanded to become a four battalion regiment. In 1992 the 3rd and 4th Battalions merged before all three remaining battalions rebadged in 1993. The 1st Battalion become 4th/5th Battalion The Green Howards, the 2nd Battalion became 3rd Battalion Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Yorkshire and the 3rd/4th Battalion became the 3rd Battalion of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment

PL

49lassiepen · #5 27-06-18, 04:33 PM

Posted some items in gallery and my album -upside down as usual
Both the brigade [L]and vol badge shown [R] Have the band H.P somewhere but can't find at the present I have not looked at these for 5-6 years
David

Alex Rice · #6 28-06-18, 05:44 AM

Thanks very much for the replies.
Cheers,
Alex

AndyC_65 · #7 13-10-18, 05:53 PM

Is there any concrete proof that the Yorkshire Volunteers (void between rose & scroll) and Yorkshire Brigade (non voided) are actually different badges, or just variants of the one badge?

Do two separate Sealed Standard Pattern Cards exist?

Many thanks in advance,

Andy C

Alan O · #8 13-10-18, 05:57 PM

The only sealed card I have seen has both names on it as it is the same design. The Brigade was crossed out and the Vols added.

However the later regt badges datable to having been made in the 70's were solid whilst earlier makers made in the 1960's Bde era did have the void.