West Kent queries

[Sonofacqms]

I think these badges have been the subject of other threads, but does anyone have any positive information on these two?

The larger badge has copper wires N-S, possibly a pagri badge?

Thanks in advance Rob

[Toby Purcell]

Might it be a bandsman’s pouch badge, although they invariably have screw posts or long loops and the wire seems odd? Also not sure about the size of your badge.

[Sonofacqms]

Toby, I have put this on my West Kent board as Kent Cyclist Btn, as to whether the large badge is that I remain to be corrected.

Thanks for your idea.

Rob

[Alan O]

The smaller badge on lugs appears to be a RWK cap badge with the lower scroll cut off. The font is a Gothic script worn by the infantry RWK where as the Kent Cyclists and RK Yeomanry wore Roman script. The Yeomanry and Cyclists were identical in design.

The larger badge is of a style of horse also seen on officers cap badges and is distinctly different for the ORs horse. The wires suggest a pouch fixing.

[Sonofacqms]

Many thanks for your help chaps, as I said the larger badge with wires is on my West Kent board, but I will have to transfer the smaller one to my Buffs boards as I have since found out it is the 1st Volunteer Btn of The Buffs from another collector.

As The Buffs are one of my favoured Regiments due to a family member who died in The Great War whilst serving with them on the Western Front this will be a pleasure . . !

Regards Rob

[Alan O]

Rob

Sorry but your id is not correct. 1 VB Buffs wore the Buffs dragon in black and continued to wear the same badge but with a new title when they were 4th Bn TF from 1908.

Here is the photographic evidence of this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/soldier-1...3D382080534078

Alan