Reinforcement badge help needed

[atillathenunns]

A while ago I managed to solve the Reinforcement RD number riddle, unfortunately my collection of NZ Reinforcement badges is small, so I could only identify the designers of the reinforcement badges that I had on hand to work with.

Now I have already asked a couple of NZ badge collectors (including two from this forum) to record the RD numbers on badges that are in their collections.
Its been well over a year or two since then, and so far I have received no RD numbers to work with.
So I am hoping this forum will produce better results.


The list I have put together so far is - RD -
812
861 (RSA badge)
868 (NZ Specialist hat badge)
876 (NZ Specialist hat & collar badge)
887 (22nd hat badge)
899 (23rd hat badge)
914 (24th MR hat badge)
916 (25th hat badge) (910 collars?)
930 (26th hat badge)
936 & 937 (26th hat badge)
938 (28th hat badge)
957 (Featherston camp trumpet band)
961 (30th hat badge)
970 (31st hat badge)
982 (33rd hat badge)

[Corey]

Here are a few of mine that I can't see on your list.
Seriously testing my eyes , I have a couple of 19th Caps but can't clearly make out the rear RD stamp on either of them.
Hope the others are of use.
Cheers
Corey

[atillathenunns]

Cheers Corey they are a good start.
The 19th Reos badge is confirmed as RD874.
The "B" visible on the 27th collar suggests the badge was made by William Bock, and your 33rd cap is probably also marked WB for Bock, but I don't think he was the designer of either of these badges.

Brent

[Tinto]

Hi Brent,
Sorry I must have missed your earlier request.
Here is a list of what I can find on my Reinforcement badges.

812 11th collar, flat crown type
813 12th collar, flat crown type
812 13th collar
812 15th hat, C/XV, flat crown
812 17th collar
859 17th collar
894 21st hat
887 22nd hat
899 23rd hat. Also have 902 on small type hat
920 24th hat
917 25th collar
930 26th hat
931 26th hat
947 948 27th collar, one with WB.
Also 991 27th collar
938 28th hat
961 30th hat, on both MAIA and MANA types
970 31st hat and collar
977 32nd hat
982 33rd hat
812 Rifle Brigade hat
876 Specialist hat and collar
818 on 3rd Reserve, 4th Reserve hats, and collars
942 Mounted Rifles hat and collar, BI, tail up type
942 Mounted Rifles hat and collar, BI, tail down type
812 NZMR hat, flat crown
838-9 Cyclist Company hat and collars, handle bar type

Hope this helps,
Tinto

[atillathenunns]

Tinto you are not one of the two I was referring to. However in all fairness, I should mention that one forum member has his badges wired to a board, so not an easy task for him to add to the information, and the other forum member who is about 10 minutes drive from me, said if I wanted the RD numbers, I can come down and record them for myself.

It comes down to the more RD numbers I can get, the more information I can share.

As an example – “RD812” which is found on the following “Type 12” B/XV reinforcement hat badge, and the “Type 3” 12th reinforcement collar badge.




The following document shows that the Registered Design number 812 was granted on the 6th December 1915 to Wellington badge maker Mayer & Kean.

[atillathenunns]

the RD list so far -
800 Xmas 1915 on a map of New Zealand
812 Generic hat & collar badge
813 12th collar, flat crown type?
818 on 3rd Reserve, 4th Reserve hats, and collars
838-9 Cyclist Company hat and collars, handle bar type
859 17th collar
861 (RSA badge)
868 (NZ Specialist hat badge)
874 (19th hat badge)
876 (NZ Specialist hat & collar badge)
882 (21st collar badge)
887 (22nd hat badge)
894 (21st hat badge)
899 (23rd hat badge)
910 25th collar badge?
914 (24th MR hat badge)
916 (25th hat badge) (910 collars?)
917 25th collar?
920 (24th collar badge)
922 (24th hat badge)
930 (26th hat badge)
931 26th hat
936 & 937 (26th hat badge)
938 (28th hat badge)
942 (25th MR Pegasus hat & collar badge)
947 (27th collar badge)
948 (27th collar badge)
957 (Featherston camp trumpet band)
959 29th?
960 29th?
961 (30th hat badge)
970 (31st hat badge)
977 32nd hat
982 (33rd hat badge)
991 27th collar?

[mad4thcef]

Originally Posted by Tinto

Hi Brent,
Sorry I must have missed your earlier request.
Here is a list of what I can find on my Reinforcement badges.

812 11th collar, flat crown type
813 12th collar, flat crown type
812 13th collar
812 15th hat, C/XV, flat crown
812 17th collar
859 17th collar
894 21st hat
887 22nd hat
899 23rd hat. Also have 902 on small type hat
920 24th hat
917 25th collar
930 26th hat
931 26th hat
947 948 27th collar, one with WB.
Also 991 27th collar
938 28th hat
961 30th hat, on both MAIA and MANA types
970 31st hat and collar
977 32nd hat
982 33rd hat
812 Rifle Brigade hat
876 Specialist hat and collar
818 on 3rd Reserve, 4th Reserve hats, and collars
942 Mounted Rifles hat and collar, BI, tail up type
942 Mounted Rifles hat and collar, BI, tail down type
812 NZMR hat, flat crown
838-9 Cyclist Company hat and collars, handle bar type

Hope this helps,
Tinto

Hi ,

This is what I am talking about! Reinforcement badges #'s

Cheers
Rob

[Tinto]

Hi Rob,
I have no other numbers to contribute to the list, sorry.
Regards,
John