Royal Engineers Balloon Section - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Britbadge · #1 27-12-20, 07:15 PM

Does anyone knows whether or not an insignia existed for the the Royal Engineers Balloon Section and or the 1911 to 1912 Royal Engineers Air Battalion (REAB); precursor the the RFC.

Thanks,

Andrew

arrestingu · #2 27-12-20, 08:36 PM

..hi I believe it was a shoulder title RE and A above or below...

Buttonman · #3 27-12-20, 09:27 PM

There was a RE London Territorial Balloon Company. The shoulder title of T above RE above LONDON is shown in Ray Westlake's book on shoulder titles [photo number 535].

David.

Britbadge · #4 28-12-20, 01:09 AM

Thank you

silverp1 · #5 28-01-21, 01:44 PM

As an ex RE and collector of British & Commonwealth Engineer Badges, I bought these Shoulder Titles a couple of years ago from an Auction out of curiosity, believing them to be fake,to research if anything like them had ever been worn They were sold as"Badges A/RE-Air Battalion/Royal Engineers 1911 unofficial shoulder title badges pre R.F.C" They have obviously been made up but as they are supposedly unofficial, does that make them fake?.Anyone got any ideas.

manchesters · #6 28-01-21, 01:49 PM

Those badges are not as they were originally manufactured and have been married together by a collector as a representation of an original.

regards

leigh kitchen · #7 28-01-21, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by manchesters

Those badges are not as they were originally manufactured and have been married together by a collector as a representation of an original.

regards

With Araldite glue by the look of them.

silverp1 · #8 23-03-21, 05:12 PM

My post about The Air batallion was supposed to be a tongue in cheek question, but i can see i forgot the LOL at the end