Cameronian HSG - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

steelbonnet · #1 04-04-23, 12:29 PM

Help required please.
Can anyone identify this badge
What does the HSG stand for ?
Gordon

Luke H · #2 04-04-23, 12:42 PM

I’ve seen similar badges with ‘HGS’ attributed to Hutcheson’s Grammar School Cadet Corps, Glasgow.

So perhaps this is another incarnation and HSG = Hutcheson’s School Glasgow.

I’m sure Alan will know.

Alan O · #3 04-04-23, 12:45 PM

Do you have a photo of the back?

The Cameronians did have cadet units with their initials in the mullet's wreath. Kelvinside Academy was one. If you could find a cadet unit in the Army List with those initials that were affiliated to the regiment then you have a match.
Hutchensons is a contender as stated.

The school CC bought their own uniforms and I imagine adapted the Cameronian's badge themselves. How widely worn it was is not known

Alan

mike_vee · #4 04-04-23, 02:51 PM

High School of Glasgow ?

From Wiki :

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1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers

When the Volunteers were subsumed into the new Territorial Force (TF) under the Haldane Reforms of 1908, the battalion became the 5th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). K Company (the University Company) became a contingent of the Senior Division of the Officers' Training Corps (OTC) and the High School Glasgow Cadet Corps joined the Junior Division of the OTC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_La...fle_Volunteers

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Alan O · #5 04-04-23, 03:09 PM

Quite possible. Glasgow High School OTC wore the Cameronians badge in the 1930s but this may have been an early variation that they subsequently dropped.

They did however have a round brass badge that they wore before they dropped it for the Cameronians mullet. They continued to wear the round badge on their sporrans.

Alan O · #6 04-04-23, 03:12 PM

The first pattern of Glasgow High School badge was this one.

mike_vee · #7 04-04-23, 03:18 PM

Found an old thread :

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The school wore a round badge in brass with the school OTC title before adopting the white metal Cameronian's mullet badge.

The first pattern was the round badge and the second design to be worn was the Cameronians. This was recorded in the Journal of Military Historical Society in 1938.

In the 1930's it was replaced by the Cameronians badge.

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Alan O · #8 04-04-23, 04:36 PM

Yes - I wrote it based on EJ Martin's article and K&K Vol 2.