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help identifying cap badge on new soldier ww2
My father joined the Royal Corps of signals in 1944, however, a photo of him just after enlistment shows him in battledress without insignia. I have included a link to a close up of his head.The cap badge is not the Signal regiment. I wonder if he was initially drafted to an other regiment then transfered. Can anywone identify this badge please. https://www.flickr.com/photos/157543.../shares/sR9pRP
Last edited by Keith Charnley; 04-12-20 at 09:47 AM. Reason: no photo |
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Hello Keith, welcome to the Forum. Your account is active and open for posts.
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Always interested in buying cap badges to the Middlesex Regt-Hertfordshire Regt-The Rifle Brigade |
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Thanks for the heads up on this Gerard, I have worked out how to make the image available as you will see. Keith
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Gerard
Welcome to the Forum. There are lots of members with much more knowledge than me and i'm sure they will chip in and identify/confirm the badge. It's rather dark but my guess would be General Service Corps Steve |
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The cap badge is indeed that of the General Service Corps (GSC), in this case the brown plastic economy pattern. A slightly clearer photo of the badge with a backing is attached.
From 1942 all men joining the Army were first enlisted into the GSC ‘to get them into their right place early in their Army career’ . GSC recruits, wearing the cap badge shown, did six weeks basic military training at Primary Training Centres, where their abilities were thoroughly tested and the results sorted centrally, ensuring the man was posted for specialist training to the Regiment or Corps for which he was most suited. He then adopted the appropriate cap badge - in your case that of the Royal Corps of Signals - where the training period for signallers was thirty weeks. Hope that helps. Jon |
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Hi Keith
Exactly as Jon says Gerard
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Thank you so much
Hi Jon, thank you so much! This means a lot to me. My father is the man in question. I haven't been able to get his service record from the Army Historical Disclosures unit yet. They have 14 month backlog; I have 5 more months to wait and I want to get a book I have been writing finished. Your post means that I can now complete my 3 year project!! Keith
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Was this just for Regulars or did it apply to conscripts too? Mark |
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GS corps plastic badge
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Thank you
thank you for taking the time to post this image
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