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20-02-12, 01:51 AM
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Leicestershire Volunteer Rifles
Hi all,
Another early badge to my Leicestershire Regiment collection. Leicestershire Volunteer Rifles bladed bronze badge. The greyhound depicted is discussed in Churchills book on Collar badges. Westlakes "Directory of Rifle Volunteers" published by the MHS shows them formed in 1859 and then 1st to 10th LVR merging as companies of the 1st Admin Battalion, Leicestershire VR in 1880. The badge measures 31x30mm. A good topic for further research, cheers Dean. Last edited by mooke07; 20-02-12 at 01:59 AM. 
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20-02-12, 10:27 AM
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Leicestershire Volunteer Regiment
Dean,
To be confirmed / corrected as necessary, but I've always thought that this badge was for the Leicestershire Volunteer Regiment, a Volunteer Training Corps formed during the 1914-18 war. Away from home at the moment, so no reference material to immediately support this, but hopefully someone else will chip in... Best regards, Tim
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20-02-12, 10:39 AM
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See "Brittons to Arms!, the story of a Volunteer Soldier" by Glenn A Steppler.
ISBN: 0 7509 0057 1 Appendices 163, Appendix 5:- Leicestershire and Rutland Volunteer Force, February 1917. The whole book is about the Leicestershire & Rutland Volunteers.... I have had this bible since 1993 
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20-02-12, 11:26 AM
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Thanks Tim and Griff - did wonder about the bladed fitting on a pre 1900 badge and Volunteer Regiment fits better - am in US at present but maybe some kind member could put me out of my misery and find it in K&K who have a fiar chapter on VTC of WW1. Will correct in album as a temporary measure.
Cheers Dean.
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20-02-12, 11:57 AM
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Hi Dean.
Not spoken for a while, hope all is well. This looks to be a great badge, just my tuppenceworth of natural history observation though. I believe the canine at the top of the badge is in fact a Fox, not a Greyhound.  , (the tail is a clue)Must have a chat soon, re a badge you have. Regards Brian
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20-02-12, 12:01 PM
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Yes thanks Brian and a fox it is. I was confusing a reference and pic in Churchill about Leicestershire Volunteer Rifles collar that had greyhound and the badge I had totally wrong as is actually a Leicestershire Volunteer Regiment of the WW1 VTC and so is a different animal - I should be ashamed with a biology PhD to have missed it having a foxes tail.
Happy to hear from you on Durham's badge - no new additions there sadly, cheers Dean.
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