Cap badges/buttons can you help identify - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

YouCanCallMeAl · #1 11-01-20, 03:02 PM

Hi there,

I just found this little collection in my loft & would love if someone here could help identify them. Many thanks,
Al.

Bill A · #2 11-01-20, 05:55 PM

Welcome to the Forum Al. Your account is active and open for posts.

Alan O · #3 11-01-20, 05:57 PM

The kuris are for the Queen's Gurkha Engineers.

YouCanCallMeAl · #4 11-01-20, 06:35 PM

Hi thank you very much. A couple of them look quite old. any ideas on dates?
I tried to do a bit of research and just seen that the one with swords is a gurkha badge but other than that I'm lost.

3dg · #5 11-01-20, 09:40 PM

The grenade badge is called the universal grenade.
Introduced in the 19th centary, used as collar badges arm badges cap badges, shoulder titles for Artillery, Engineers, Fusiliers.

Chris

Alex Rice · #6 12-01-20, 05:50 AM

Left side button is a Royal Navy ratings button. Can't see enough detail on the other buttons to ID them though I think the three buttons which are the same are Royal Engineers.
Cheers,
Alex