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Monmouthsire Regiment Question
Hello,
can anyone tell me whether 1st - 3rd Monmouths ORs wore the same capbadge during the Great War. Thanks Chris |
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Yes. The GM badge was worn by all the battalions on Service Dress pre 1920.
The WM version is attributed as being worn by 1st Battalion prior to 1920. |
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Thanks Luke.
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Did the 1st Battalion actually wear both badges prior to 1920?
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Eddie would know
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The reason I'm attributing the GM example as a 1st Bn badge,as it has evidence of being blackened at some time,and they were originally designated as a Rifle Bn. |
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Very many thanks, that is certainly very interesting, you do see members of the 1st Battalion wearing black buttons upon SD for example, not really something that I had even considered before.
Last edited by Frank Kelley; 06-07-21 at 07:21 PM. |
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The 1st Battalion predecessor as pre-1880 RVC wore black insignia, i.e. in the KRRC’s colour (including glengarry badges), but in 1908 switched to the Rifle Brigade colour of silver (white metal) having in the interim been VBs of the SWB. The final badge included the WW1 honours and remained in silver, perhaps inspired a little by the design of the London Rifle Brigade, although that’s my conjecture. This switching between black and silver was not uncommon with former RVC after they became TF, especially in the London Regiment.
Last edited by Toby Purcell; 07-07-21 at 08:22 AM. |
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Indeed, I hope he will add to the thread in due course.
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In 1925 was the wreath badge was adopted by the 1st Bn: this was initially in gilding metal before changing to w/m in 1929. I have not seen any evidence of a blackened badge being an issue item but badges were blackened in some theatres for camouflage purposes. |
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Thank you, that certainly answers my question in post four, I would have thought that the white metal badge was worn upon the Service Dress cap, although, is often very hard to be sure from monochrome portrait photographs, the badges are so common.
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My thoughts remain unchanged, the white metal badges are very common and I would be surprised if this sergeant was not wearing such.
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Great photo and certainly a contender for a w/m badge. Knowing the Tf I would not be surprised to see a fair amount of mix-and-match in the use of both badge types.
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Thanks Alan, postcard portrait was taken by William George Busby, 122a Chepstow Road, Newport who worked from his studio there prior to the Great War and well into the thirties, you can clearly see the tone of the Imperial Service brooch/tablet/badge which is similar to his cap badge.
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