RWF Badge

[cpgriff]

Hi to all,

I'm new to the forum so please excuse if this appears as a double post...oops!

I have an RWF badge which has been in my collection for 20 years. It is very clearly a locally made cast badge that has been made in 2 parts. The grenade flames are almost solid and the coronet is in white metal. I'm not a collector of RWF badges, although not seeking to remove it from my collection, but I have little knowledge of RWF history to know where this may have been made?

Does anyone else have something similar in their collection?

Griff

[Phil2M]

hi griff. welcome to the forum. your badge could well be an indian cast badge. im not entirely sure though.

regards

phil

[PembrokeYeo]

Post 1920 - when the spelling of Welsh changed to Welch. PY.

[Toby Purcell]

Originally Posted by cpgriff

Hi to all,

I'm new to the forum so please excuse if this appears as a double post...oops!

I have an RWF badge which has been in my collection for 20 years. It is very clearly a locally made cast badge that has been made in 2 parts. The grenade flames are almost solid and the coronet is in white metal. I'm not a collector of RWF badges, although not seeking to remove it from my collection, but I have little knowledge of RWF history to know where this may have been made?

Does anyone else have something similar in their collection?

Griff

I was RWF for over 12 years and had never seen an Indian (sand) Cast badge until now, but I knew they existed. It looks just as I would expect it too and certainly seems to have the patina of genuine age.

1921.01.01 1st Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers
1922.01 Landi Kotal
1925 Sind
1926 Multan
1927 Deccan
1929 Quetta

1921.01.01 2nd Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers
1938.11 - 1940.11 India: Lucknow

[cpgriff]

Gents,

Many thanks for your responses. I did feel that it may have been made whilst the battalion(s) were stationed abroad, possibly in India, so it is good to know that this is entirely plausible.

Griff