Help with ID please. - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

tonyb · #1 17-02-10, 06:18 PM

Got this today more out of curiosity than anything, havent a clue as to identification ,don't think its military. Do any of you guys recognise the coat of arms. Measures 36x27mm.
Tony

daverpol · #2 17-02-10, 08:30 PM

It is the "Coat of Arms" of London County Council

http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/lcc.html

tonyb · #3 17-02-10, 08:55 PM

Thanks for that Daverpol, clear cut ID of badge, guess must have been worn by London CC staff but wonder who?
Tony.

Gurkha · #4 17-02-10, 09:58 PM

Park keepers, school caretakers, drivers etc, my uncle was a park keeper in Kennington park and wore this on his cap which as I recall was brown as was the uniform. Worn early 70's
Steve

tonyb · #5 17-02-10, 10:10 PM

Cheers for that Steve, reply made me Google Deryck Gyler as Caretaker on Please Sir but he wears a GLC badge later date I expect.
Tony.

peter monahan · #6 18-02-10, 12:01 PM

A minor tidbit here: can't recall enough of my heraldry to 'blazon' it for you, but the crown is referred to as a 'mural crown' and used almost exclusively for coats of arms of cities and towns, though I think one of the early British Indian campaign medals uses one to commemorate the defence of a city.