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Nicely done, congratulations on a lovely set
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Congratulations.
Now the meaning of the letters please ... Here is an article: http://journals.publishing.monash.ed...ewFile/420/432 |
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.....and I am still at a loss to the reasoning behind the letters "IN" , I was just pleased about the confirmation at the IWM regarding the insignia ,which I had never seen or heard of, it being so obscure....if anyone can add further info that would be great !!
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The letters ''IN'' on the cap badge stand for International, and I believe there were 227 British volunteers in the ''Winter War;'' although, I have read over 8, 500 volunteered, yet only a handful ever set foot in Finland. The badges, buttons and indeed uniform would likely be all British made as they took their own uniforms for the most part: including steel helmets, gas masks and weapons. There were also Irish volunteers of a notional size too, plus a few from American and Canada. Also, contingents from the likes of Spain, to name but a few of the ''foreigners'' that participated; approximately 12, 000 troops in total. There were also contributions of aircraft and arms from the likes of Italy and South Africa in addition. I would imagine this is certainly a rare badge, yes, but it may be dependent to some extent on where it was manufactured and thus distribution to whom, as I think all the ''International'' volunteers had the same design of head-dress badge. Do you have the former owners name? There exists a list of the 227 names and some sparse details pertaining to each individual, too. Kind regards, Marcus Last edited by Marcus H; 22-07-14 at 05:31 AM. |
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Hi Marcus,
His Volunteer number was 455 C D ROBERTS hat came with his medals and Letter from the Finnish Aid Bureau (dated March 2, 1940, addressed to "Mr. C.D. Roberts, No. 455, 19 Harvard Rd., Isleworth, Middlesex", signed by Harold Gibson, M.C. Director of the Finnish Air Bureau. best wishes Steve |
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Buttons and badge UK Birmingham maker..british lugs fittments to rear of badge.
deffo British issue !! |
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This is all I could find: his full name is, Charles Dennis Roberts; he was born in 1908; in civilian life he was a warehouse manager; service related rank was a corporal; and, that he enlisted in London. These details come directly from Finnish sources of the time. Kind regards, Marcus |
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And a button ...
Like the previous poster: chuffed. b/m is "Made in, England" in 2 dotted circles. Chrome, 25 mm. Thank you all for this post, because identification would have been impossible without it. Last edited by btns; 11-06-16 at 09:13 PM. Reason: added size |
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I have lost out on two of the cap badges, on ebay, since this thread was created. They are out there
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From an article published in The Formation Sign Journal of the military Heraldry Society in November 2015
Volunteers were issued with a cap badge with an interesting pedigree. Designed in 1936 for the International Board for Non-Intervention in Spain, the letters standing for Non-Intervention. [See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-in...nish_Civil_War for more details – Ed]. Turned upside down the letters stood for International, the Tudor rose of England becoming Finland’s White Rose. These had been stored in a warehouse in Poole, Dorset since the end of the Spanish Civil War and were collected by the wife of Harold Gibson, Director of the Finnish Aid Bureau which recruited the volunteers. Jon |
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