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WW1 RFA / RGA Telephonist ??
I've exchanged a few messages with a person trying to complete a set of representative badges for an ancestor. The ancestor served in the RGA and was a "signaller and telephonist".
I would have said the only proficiency/ trade badge the soldier would have worn would be the signallers crossed flags. However - we have found a postcard on ebay of a WW1 Artilleryman, allegedly, a "signaller & telephonist". But to me the 'T' badge on his arm is a Gunlayers two part proficiency badge, but with the 'L' worn upside-down. See postcard here Mysterious? As far as I am aware, there was no 'Telephonist' badge during WW1. Any comments on this one folks?
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I agree that the centre of the wreath does look like the Layer's L worn upside down. It does however look a little like the letter T so could it be a local unofficial attempt to come up with a Telephonist's badge?
Jon |
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Prior to 1901 the badge was a Gunnery Prize and worn on the left cuff, with the L the correct way up.
Marc
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Very creative!
Rgds, Thomas |
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RFC Wireless Operator Badge
The Artillery Wireless Operators seemed to have done a lot of communication with the R.F.C. who prior to Wireless/Telephones used to write messages then drop them from their Aircraft over our own lines where they would be passed on to the Gunners.
I believe then they Transmitted in Morse code before using Radio/Telephones. The RFC had their own badge for a Wireless Operator, one of which is on Ebay now at £275.00 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Extremely...53.m1438.l2649 A mystery as to why the Army didnt have a badge when the RFC did, as It seems that quite a lot of Telephonists were part of the Artillery Batteries. |
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Picture of the proficiency badge
Hi,
I found yourforum whilst searching for information on a trade proficiency badge with a T' in the centre. This came with a RFA WWI I recently purchased. see attached |
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