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Old 20-07-21, 07:19 PM
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Can anyone please identify this cap badge?
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Old 20-07-21, 07:36 PM
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Is it St Andrews UTC/OTC? Whichever fits the period.

Aberdeen University OTC may also fit that profile.
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Old 20-07-21, 07:49 PM
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Hi, The Mauritius Volunteers has a similar scroll configuration but has a King's Crown.
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Old 20-07-21, 08:06 PM
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I would have said Glasgow University OTC.

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I would have said Glasgow University OTC.

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I think so too.
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Old 21-07-21, 08:59 AM
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Thank you for your help with the identification.

The badge has a very distinctive middle section on the scroll below the shield and I need to look closely at all the possibilities that I have been given.
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Old 21-07-21, 03:27 PM
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I am pretty sure that this is an identical cap badge.
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Old 21-07-21, 04:25 PM
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Army Educational Corps? It looks quite different to the other one, in the photos.
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Old 21-07-21, 04:27 PM
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I still think the first one is Aberdeen University OTC.
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Old 21-07-21, 05:34 PM
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Army Educational Corps? It looks quite different to the other one, in the photos.
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I am convinced that they are not in the Army Educational Corps. They are wearing huge University O.T.C. type shoulder titles.
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Old 21-07-21, 05:46 PM
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I would have said Glasgow University OTC.

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I think that you are right. K&K 2457.
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Bloxham School OTC ?

https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/bloxham-school-otc/



I should have put my glasses on ! .
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Old 21-07-21, 06:32 PM
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Just for interest , the 'crest' is above the door of the original OTC building .

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Just for interest , the 'crest' is above the door of the original OTC building .

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Having seen this, I change my mind on the first picture.
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Old 27-07-21, 11:53 AM
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I have now located the original photograph whilst looking for something else.

The lower half of the original photograph has faded but I have tidied it up the best that I can.

The Glasgow connection is confirmed by the photographer's name and address;

J.P. Couper. Glasgow.

Clearly a group of Officer Cadets.
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