Staffordshire Yeomanry

[cbuehler]

It would appear that the regiment continued to wear QVC insignia for some time. There are other WW1 photos and all have the QVC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffo...Richardson.jpg

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[Luke H]

A well known picture. They continued to wear the QVC badge long after WW1.

Ditto the QOOH.

[Alan O]

Well into WW2 to be precise.

[Staffsyeoman]

Even into the 1950s by some senior NCOs. There is a series of photographs in the Staffordshire Archives of a Staff Sergeant receiving his Territorial Efficiency Medal from a local dignitary and he is wearing a QVC badge.

[kingsley]

Does that include QVC buttons?

[cbuehler]

Which begs the question, did the ever wear the KC? Or was this regimental custom as the QOOH?

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[Luke H]

Yes, both Staffs Yeo and QOOH wore the KC versions. Plenty of photos of them in wear.

Staff Yeo the badge exists in GM with a KC. QOOH KC versions are found in GM, WM and Bronzed GM finish.

[Alan O]

In the 1960s the Staffs Yeo badge in brass was still being worn with a king's crown by cadets. I have posted a photo on the forum before, The badges were certainly made and issued with the k/c but the Staffs Yeo themselves held on to QVC ones as long as possible - probably getting cast brass ones made in North Africa in WW2. These were all the simple staffs knot and coronet rather than the more complex officers pattern made in w/m and a/a.

[Luke H]

The KC badge was worn by Staffs Yeo in WW2 as was the QVC still, I’ve seen several photos of both in wear during the conflict.

https://wartimememoriesproject.com/w...php?uid=252462

I believe the KC was first worn shortly before WW2 but that the QVC version was still widely worn even thereafter.

[kingsley]

So this button is not pre-1901 as I always thought?

[Luke H]

I don’t know I’m afraid you’ll need a button guru to answer I expect. Might be worth posting your question in a new thread in the Military Buttons section.