CEYLON YMCA PIC - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

rockape560 · #1 05-06-10, 12:39 PM

hi guys,

picked up this card at a boot sale.i know its not military related but just thought it was interesting as i never knew the ymca had a uniform

the address on the back is hard to read but i think it is green bauk,kaudy,ceylon.

dubaiguy · #2 05-06-10, 03:31 PM

Rockape

The place would be Kandy (not Kaudy).

I would also hazard a guess that it is Green Bank.

Mark

rockape560 · #3 05-06-10, 04:06 PM

hi mark,

many thanks for the help.i nearly got it right but as i said it was hard to make out

philip

dubaiguy · #4 05-06-10, 04:15 PM

Further to Rockape's thread, for anyone interested in badges from Ceylon, I have attched some here:

From left to right:

The Ceylon Mounted Rifles 1887-1937
The Ceylon Engineer Volunteers GVR
The Ceylon Light Infantry (not sure about this one)
The Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps
The Ceylon Sanitary Corps 1917-1920 (Gaunt tablet to rear)
The Ceylon Cadet Battalion

Cheers
Mark