Green Beret Query - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Snowdrop 68 · #1 09-01-22, 04:20 PM

I've had this one for quite a while in storage and would like to get it out and display it.

Can anyone help identify what badge would have gone on it? It is dark green with an obvious round outline of a badge with what appears to be north - south lugs.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks, Bill

leigh kitchen · #2 09-01-22, 04:33 PM

Manufactured around 1979, I don't know what badge would've been fitted (the only badges I can think of at all that might fit that impression are RN and Mons Officer Cadet School, which was closed in 1972, and had lugs around W/E rather than N/S).

Circular impression due to a stiff coloured badge backing being worn?

An OTC badge?

oc14 · #3 09-01-22, 07:22 PM

Rifle green beret worn by (amongst others), Light Infantry, Royal Green Jackets, Women’s Royal Army Corps, Small Arms School Corps, Ulster Defence Regiment and Gurkha Infantry Regiments. The only one if those with a circular shaped badge is SASC

Might be way off the mark ….

Paul

Padre · #4 09-01-22, 08:19 PM

Would the circle be a badge backing of some sort? Trainee?

54Bty · #5 09-01-22, 10:36 PM

The stock number is for a Rifle Green beret.

Marc

Snowdrop 68 · #6 11-01-22, 10:22 PM

Thanks for the input.

I did wonder if it could be a badge backing but couldn't think of any that would have been fitted to that colour beret.

I don't know if any OTCs wore this colour beret that might have a round badge.

It still remains a bit of a mystery

Thanks, Bill