Labour Corps & Pioneer Corps

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Can anyone explain how to differentiate between the WW1 LC and WW2 PC badges? Would it be a size difference, or an attachment difference, if at all?

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Originally Posted by GTB

Can anyone explain how to differentiate between the WW1 LC and WW2 PC badges? Would it be a size difference, or an attachment difference, if at all?

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Hi Gard
As you probably know the badge itself didn’t change WW1/WW11 ,I’d guess the fixings would denote a change of period , the earlier tapered slider type normally found on WW1 badges and I’ve one with loops north and south also, then a more latter shorter WW11 slider .Just after WW11 when berets came in the badge was reduced in size , I’m sure others might give a better informed answer.

Gerard

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Hi Gerard
Thanks for your input.

What confuses me is the K&K captioning. The WW1 pattern is No. 1157 yet the identical WW2 pattern has a different No. (2149) and I would have expected K&K to utilise same number for both, as they normally did. Unless something is amiss!

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[Luke H]

Julian has the order for these I’m sure amongst his WW1 lists. I believe they originally came with loops. Am sure he will correct me if I’m mistaken.

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Originally Posted by Luke H

I believe they originally came with loops. Am sure he will correct me if I’m mistaken.

Same here. I have a local dug/sea find, but with no attachments and which I attribute to Maltese Labour Corps until proven otherwise. Actually, it has a loop at top

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Just to show how one thing leads to another when collecting and with the added pleasure of looking for items to compliment one's main subject.
The Maltese L.C. mustered approximately 6,500 personnel in 2 Bns and this resulted in a rather limited and hence scarce/amount of bronze War Medals specific to this Corps. I have acquired 3 of these.
The accompanying postage stamp depicts a uniformed Labourer of the Maltese Labour Corps as in 1915 (1st Bn - Gallipoli).

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