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[Mike H]

Gurkha Signals is lugged with a back plate,again some of the last issue a/a would have been Firmins but whether they stamped the back is another matter.

[hagwalther]

Originally Posted by Paddy

Chris

My badge is definitely the Army Fire Service scroll version. I have attached a few pics of the lugs as requested. If you need any more please let me know.

Paddy

Thanks Paddy,

They are Gaunt lugs for sure - I'll update my list when I get a mo.

Many Thanks

Chris

[hagwalther]

Originally Posted by Mike H

Gurkha Signals is lugged with a back plate,again some of the last issue a/a would have been Firmins but whether they stamped the back is another matter.

Mike,

Can you post some piccy's of the lugs?

Regards

Chris

[hagwalther]

Hi Guys,

Now just looking for:

Lancashire Fusiliers
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) (Small)
Gurkha Signals
Staff Band, Brigade of Gurkhas
Royal Army Chaplains Department (Jewish)
Royal Army Service Corps (Tudor)
Highland Light Infantry (Tudor) - NOT the thin mirror back version by LB&B Co Ltd
Royal Scots Fusiliers (Tudor)
Aden Protectorate Levies
War Department Constabulary
War Department Fire Service (Scroll "ARMY FIRE SERVICE")
Aberystwyth University O.T.C.
Cambridge University U.T.C.
Saint Andrews University O.T.C.
Federal Regular Army

Regards

Chris

[alan g]

Chris,
Pictures of the rear of the badges sorry for the delay
regards
Alan

[hagwalther]

Originally Posted by alan g

Chris,
Pictures of the rear of the badges sorry for the delay
regards
Alan

Hi Alan,

Thanks for getting back to me.

Unfortunately I don't like the Royal Warwickshire Regiment badge at all.

I would expect the slider for a Smith and Wright badge to be of the tapering slider typed with a rounded end which I have designated 'tombstone' in my book because such slider ends look like the traditional tombstone shape. Smith and Wright did use other sliders but for this era (I believe the Royal Warwickshire Regiment became part of the Fusilier Brigade in 1953) I would have expected a 'tombstone' one.

More damning though is the maker mark.

I have never seen the Smith & Wright mark without the "LTD.". Sometimes the 'TD' is misshapen.

For the Rifle Brigade - can you state what the mark actually is as getting old (me not necessarily the mark) I can't make it out.

Regards

Chris

[Mike H]

Chris,the Royal Warwicks originally went to the Forester Brigade in 1957 then to the Fusilier Brigade in 1970 when the Forester Brigade was disbanded.

[hagwalther]

Originally Posted by Mike H

Chris,the Royal Warwicks originally went to the Forester Brigade in 1957 then to the Fusilier Brigade in 1970 when the Forester Brigade was disbanded.

Thanks Mike - stand corrected.

Regards

Chris

[Alan O]

I also believe that this mark has been added to a repro badge.

[hagwalther]

Originally Posted by Alan O

I also believe that this mark has been added to a repro badge.

Hi Alan,

I'm pretty sure it has too. The fonts characters used are wrong too.

I have attached the two marks that I know were used by this company.

Regards

Chris

[alan g]

Chris,
The mark is J.R.GAUNT LONDON
Regards
Alan

[grey_green_acorn]

Originally Posted by hagwalther

Thanks Mike - stand corrected.

Regards

Chris

The Royal Warwicks joined the Fusilier Brigade in 1963 which became the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in April 1968.

[Alan O]

They wore the EMidlands Bde badge from 1958 and then the Fusilier Bde badge thereafter. The Warcs badge was not worn after 1858 and unlikely to have been worn in a/a.

[grey_green_acorn]

Originally Posted by Alan O

They wore the EMidlands Bde badge from 1958 and then the Fusilier Bde badge thereafter. The Warcs badge was not worn after 1858 and unlikely to have been worn in a/a.

Alan, I think you meant the Forester Brigade cap badge (was there ever a Midland Brigade cap badge?) possibly with the Midland Brigade arm badge (VI for the Royal Warwicks).

[Alan O]

yes that is the one.