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28-12-23, 03:18 PM
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Unknown cap badge
I bought a book of biographies of WW1 casualties of a Chester Church from a charity shop this morning.
Still trying to work out what cap badge Peter Gerrighty is wearing , looks like General list but bigger. P.
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#2
28-12-23, 03:26 PM
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A pouch badge standing in for a cap badge?
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28-12-23, 03:34 PM
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He looks old enough to be Labour corps, I think my wife's great uncle was 4q when he died East Surrey/ Labour corps and has both badges on his headstone
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#4
28-12-23, 03:53 PM
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Thanks,
Leigh that thought had occurred to me P.
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#5
28-12-23, 04:03 PM
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My grandfather was East Suurreys (12th Bn, Battersea Pals) and Labour Corps, survived the war.
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#7
28-12-23, 04:32 PM
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Royal Arms cap badges
Here is a selection of Royal Arms cap badges for size comparison.
See my Album https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...p?albumid=3424 Tim
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#8
28-12-23, 04:40 PM
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Thanks Luke and Tim,
That was my first thought but does seem to be more projecting bits on the badge on the cap but may well just be an illusion caused by a poor photo. P.
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28-12-23, 05:31 PM
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#10
28-12-23, 05:43 PM
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Could be, Grandad Kitchen was in "B" Coy.
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#11
28-12-23, 09:26 PM
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Was there a general list for other ranks or general service corps in WW1 , I know trading reserve also used this also.
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#12
28-12-23, 09:52 PM
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