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Royal British Legion and United Services Corps QVC badges?
Hi guys,
Can anybody tell me how or why the Royal British Legion (founded 1921) bandsmen badge and the United Services Corps (founded no earlier than 1908) are both made with QVCs rather than K/C or Q/Cs? obviously both organisations were founded well after Queen Victoria's death. Thanks in advance, Phil
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Hi David,
I notice that Engr9266 (Jerry) has several similar badges to both the USC and the RBL? could they just be poorly designed / made? Cheers Phil
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JERRY ROYAL ENGINEERS/BRITISH ARMY CORPS & SERVICES/BRITISH LEGION/ROYAL BRITISH LEGION (see albums) |
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Rgds, David |
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Hi Guys,
The RBL badge is 11mm gaunt marked, i will try to post a rear pic later but at the moment i am having connection issues again. Thanks David, I would appreciate that. Jerry, I have a book relating to Corps of Commissionaires. The book says that the USC started life as the Veterans Corps and Employment Bureau in 1908. There is very little other obvious information on them. I havent read it cover to cover yet. The VCEB were very similar to the Corps of Commissionaires, USC folded in 1973 and all remaining 444 members merged into the CoC. Phil
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If you look at this link it will give you some insight to this badge. http://www.legion-memorabilia.org.uk/ Click on cap badges
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JERRY ROYAL ENGINEERS/BRITISH ARMY CORPS & SERVICES/BRITISH LEGION/ROYAL BRITISH LEGION (see albums) |
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I will have to find a few more Legion cap and beret badges than I thought!! Especially one of the police volunteer ones.
Phil
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good info Jerry peter |
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Phil, Here is a bit about the BLVPF
http://www.legion-memorabilia.org.uk...ges/police.htm You may notice my name in there aswell. Here are my BLVPF badges they are on the top line.
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JERRY ROYAL ENGINEERS/BRITISH ARMY CORPS & SERVICES/BRITISH LEGION/ROYAL BRITISH LEGION (see albums) Last edited by engr9266; 27-01-13 at 10:09 AM. |
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What you have to remember is that the QVC is in fact the St Edwards Crown and that the RBL badge is just an old representation of that crown
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Mystery solved then for the USC badge too? cheers Mike.
Jerry, saw your name several times on the first link. I will look at the second link when i get to the PC. Where did you find your examples? Cheers Phil
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Reverse picture of the British Legion badge.
Phil
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I thought I would revive this old thread as I have just come across this photo which shows the cap and collar badges of The Veterans Corps mentioned earlier as a forerunner of the United Services Corps.
The larger photo from which this was extracted clearly shows that he is employed as a commissioner, probably in a cinema in the early 1930s. Jon |
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What an amazing image. Thank you for sharing it.
I am yet to find an example of either cap badges or shoulder titles, for my collection.
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