1st WW "all GM" badges

[KLR]

For those who want to know which "All GM" badges were made in 1916
(Full details in Bulletin of the Military Historical Society, Vol 66, no 262 (November 2015), 78-88. )



New Patt - Previous Patt - Amount - Unit
Pattern Pattern ordered

6707A/1916 (6707/1907) 20,000 Royal Scots
4681A/1916 (4681/1898) 20,000[i] Queen’s (Royal West Surrey) Regiment
4554A/1916 (4554/1897) 15,000 Norfolk Regiment
4612B/1916 (4612A/1903) 20,000 Devonshire Regiment
4565B/1916 (4565A/1901) 15,000 Suffolk Regiment
4620A/1916 (4620/1898) 13,000 East Yorkshire Regiment
4521A/1916 (4521/1897) 15,000 Bedfordshire Regiment
4522A/1916 (4522/1897) 12,000 Leicestershire Regiment
4564A/1916 (4564/1897) 22,000 Cheshire Regiment
4643A/1916 (4643/1898) 27,000 Royal Welsh Fusiliers
4452A/1916 (4452/1896) 15,000 South Wales Borderers
4684A/1916 (4684/1898) 10,000 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
4557B/1916 (4557A/1901) 7,000 East Lancashire Regiment
4607B/1916 (4607/1902) 12,000 East Surrey Regiment
4691A/1916 (43691/1898) 15,000 Royal Sussex Regiment
4622A/1916 (4622/1898) 12,000 Hampshire Regiment
4632B/1916 (4632A/1901) 5,000 Dorsetshire Regiment
4581A/1916 (4581/1897) 9,000 South Lancashire Regiment
4636A/1916 (4636/1898) 30,000 Welsh Regiment
4514B/1916 (4514/1901) 8,000 Essex Regiment
4639B/1916 (4639A/1901) 12,000 Northamptonshire Regiment
1890B/1916 (1890A/1899) 17,000 King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
4451A/1916 (4451/1896) 18,000 Middlesex Regiment
4493A/1916 (4493/1897) 15,000 North Staffordshire Regiment
4492A/1916 (4492/1897) 10,000 Leinster Regiment
4642A/1916 (4642/1898) 12,000 Royal Munster Fusiliers


New Previous Amount Unit
Pattern Pattern ordered
8381A/1916 (8381/1915) 2,000 1st Dragoon Guards
4692A/1916 (4692/1898) 2,000 6th Dragoons
4758B/1916 (4738A/1901) 1,000 7th Hussars
8650A/1916 (4650/1898) 1,000 10th Hussars
4693C/1916 (4693B/1905) 4,000 16th Lancers


Unpierced
Royal Artillery 9070/1916
Royal Engineers 8077/1916
Army Service Corps 9076/1916

[Luke H]

Our hobby owes you a great debt, thank you Julian.

[grenadierguardsman]

Well done Julian.
Andy

[Phil2M]

Where does that leave the AVC badges that are frequently seen? They sell for upto £70.00 a piece.

[KLR]

All I could find was
The Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers badges were in GM as were all the Services with the exception of the Army Veterinary Corps whose badge comprised the letters AVC in WM within a crowned wreath of GM. The B&P list shows that this badge was exempted from the ‘wholly of gilding metal’ ruling.

and - regarding the 'unpierced' badges
The unpopularity of the unpierced badges was also recognised by the War Office. We have seen unpierced badges of the RFC and AVC which, if genuine, may have been a manufacturer’s unofficial response to cheaper production.

[Phil2M]

Thank you, Julian. A bit of a mystery then

[Jelly Terror]

Originally Posted by Luke H

Our hobby owes you a great debt, thank you Julian.

Hear, hear.

[Rob Miller]

That is interesting Julian, thank you.

20.000 Devonshire Regiment, I have found 6 different dies so far, would a set of dies last for over 3,000 strikes I wonder?

Rob



https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...p?albumid=2843

[manchesters]

Rob,

I am amazed at so many varieties, excellent collection.

regards

[Rob Miller]

Thank you Simon.

Rob