G KARANJEE &SONS ALIBARGH UB

[hindoostan]

Hi all, bought this badge yesterday out of interest as it appears Indian made. Can any one supply any information about this company. I cannot find any reference to them on this site.Were they prolific makers? Any one else have a badge made by them?
Thanks
John

[leigh kitchen]

Search "Karanjee" on the forum and you should find 1/2 dozen threads mentioning the manufacturer.

[hindoostan]

Thanks Leigh, could not find them yesterday!
John.

[mike_vee]

Originally Posted by hindoostan

Hi all, bought this badge yesterday out of interest as it appears Indian made. Can any one supply any information about this company. I cannot find any reference to them on this site.Were they prolific makers? Any one else have a badge made by them?
Thanks
John

Found a couple of badges on other sites :

https://www.britishmilitarybadges.co...ligarh-up.html

Edit : ADC description is wrong , it is not a WW1 Badge.
ADC formed in 1921 , granted Royal prefix in 1946 and badge redesigned in 1948.

https://www.atlasantiques.co.uk/en-G...8#.YaStL9_P01I

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[mike_vee]

Originally Posted by hindoostan

G KARANJEE &SONS ALIBARGH UB

G KARANJEE & SONS ALIGARH UP

It was created on 1 April 1937 as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh during British rule, and was renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950, giving it the acronym UP

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[hindoostan]

Thanks for the info Mike. I see 4 battalions of the Y&L served in India and Burma during WW2, so an obvious demand for replacement badges.
John