trade badge colours

[turntostone]

Hi,

I know a number of Regiments and Corps used other than Khaki
as the backing colour for "trade" badges on No2 dress.

Does anyone have a list of the colours and users and
which badges were worn.

Thanks
Gordon

[crest-insignia]

My contribution;

yellow/'maize' Light Infantry
Rifle green Rifle Brigade
Red Gurkhas

I am sure there are more, but thats all I can think of for now. Except, in the PWRR we wore standard '2' badges with a dark blue surround, does that count?

[Staffsyeoman]

There is a comprehensive list - a table, in fact, in the back of Langley and Edwards book on Trade & Proficiency Badges. But some more:

Black on Rifle Green, detail picked out in Gold Wire: Royal Green Jackets (and 21 SAS say some)
Green on Beech Brown - Women's Royal Army Corps
Green on Black - Royal Irish Rangers

Khaki/white details on scarlet background - Duke of Wellington's Regiment

[Mike H]

The Staffords wore standard trade and rank badges but with a black cloth background.
2nd Gurkhas wore red on black as did the Army Apprentice Colleges(no S/Sgt rank).
17th/21st wore gold on white in No1 dress as do the QRL.

[Mike_2817]

Originally Posted by Mike H

The Staffords wore standard trade and rank badges but with a black cloth background.
2nd Gurkhas wore red on black as did the Army Apprentice Colleges(no S/Sgt rank).
17th/21st wore gold on white in No1 dress as do the QRL.

Minor point

Its Black on Scarlet - As do the Army Foundation Collage at Harrogate today on a No2 Dress Material Brassard so not to mark the jacket. Green Rank Slides are worn on Combat Dress with Red Chevrons with AGC under Platoon Colour bar.

[Mike_2817]

As per COSA 1997 (For No2 Dress)

Black on Pompador Blue - 22 SAS, 23 SAS (V)

Black on Rifle Green - RGR, RGJ, 21 SAS (V), Lowland (Cameronian) (V)
[RGJ & 21 SAS (V) had Gold Braid added to Chevrons & Crowns regimentally]

Black on Scarlet - Apprentices, Junior Leaders & Junior Soldiers

Brown on Kharki - Large - Household Division

Dark Green on Maize - LI

Piper Green on Black - R Irish

Gray on Scarlet - QARANC

White on Kharki - All other Regiments & Corps

[Other Regiments & Corps have a colour surround to WO1 Royal Arms only]

[engr9266]

If you look at the posters "All the signs of a specialist 1 & 2", they show lots of various colour trade badges.
I am short of 6th,7th, 10th Ghurka pipers badge, 2nd Ghurka AT badge, 6th, 7th,10th Ghurka carpenter & joiner badge and also the Royal irish Ranger Medic badge. There is some question that this badge was ever issue.

[turntostone]

Thanks for all the help guys

[grey_green_acorn]

Originally Posted by engr9266

If you look at the posters "All the signs of a specialist 1 & 2", they show lots of various colour trade badges.
I am short of 6th,7th, 10th Ghurka pipers badge, 2nd Ghurka AT badge, 6th, 7th,10th Ghurka carpenter & joiner badge and also the Royal irish Ranger Medic badge. There is some question that this badge was ever issue.

I agree that the R IRISH Medic badge may never have existed or been issued. However, I do have a 2GR Anti-Tank but it is a sealed pattern from 1963.
http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ictureid=12428
I wonder if many if any were issued and if the Gurkhas had Anti-Tank platoons?

[engr9266]

Saying that I do have a AT trade badge for 6th, 7th & 10th Ghurkas as per the posters.

[grey_green_acorn]

Originally Posted by engr9266

Saying that I do have a AT trade badge for 6th, 7th & 10th Ghurkas as per the posters.

Me too. The only badges from the posters (All the signs of a specialist 1 & 2) I do not have are 6/7/10GR Piper, 2GR Mortar, R IRISH Medic and 2GR Driver (star).

[REME245]

Is there any diffence between the green backing worn by Gurka units and the current Rifles?

[engr9266]

Sorry in my haste I read your post wrong. As far as I know they wear the black on green.

[engr9266]

Originally Posted by grey_green_acorn

Me too. The only badges from the posters (All the signs of a specialist 1 & 2) I do not have are 6/7/10GR Piper, 2GR Mortar, R IRISH Medic and 2GR Driver (star).

I am short of 6th, 7th & 10th Gurkha piper, the 6th, 7th & 10th Gurkha carpenter & joiner, the 2nd Gurkha AT and the (never issued?) RIR medic

[turntostone]

Anybody know where I can obtain this poster, full size not copy.

Thanks
Gordon