Archive for November, 2010

115: RA Chaplains Department, General Service Corps badges

Posted by on Thursday, 25 November, 2010

RAChD, General Service Corps badges Royal Army Chaplains Department, General Service Corps


114: Signals, REME, Pioneers badges

Posted by on Thursday, 25 November, 2010

Signals, REME, Pioneers badges, Royal Corps of Signals, REME, Royal Pioneer Corps


113: The Royal Corps of Artillery badges

Posted by on Thursday, 25 November, 2010

The Royal Corps of Artillery badges Royal Artillery, Royal Horse Artillery, Garrison Artillery, Voluntary Artillery


112: ACC, RMC of Music, RAPC, RAEC

Posted by on Thursday, 25 November, 2010

Department & Corps Badges Army Catering Corps, School of Music, Royal Army Pay Corps, Royal Army Educationel corps


110: Womens Services etc badges

Posted by on Wednesday, 24 November, 2010

Womens Services etc badges Women’s Institute – For Home and Country, English & Welsh badges (1930’s) The Women’s Institute (WI) was founded in Britain 1915 to promote the war effort by helping to revitalise communities and encouraging more women to become involved in food production. The WI motto “For Home and Country” suited these aims […]


109: Volunteers 1914 – 1918 badges

Posted by on Wednesday, 24 November, 2010

Volunteers 1914 – 1918 badges Citizens Volunteer Force (Winston’s Bobbies) badge. Armed force formed by Winston Churchill in 1911 following the Sydney Street Siege. This Armed paramilitary force of patrotic volunteers was raised to support the Metropolitan Police in protecting life and property during times of civil strife. It wore the badge at Cox 2030 in […]


111: Skills, Qualifications & Rank badges

Posted by on Wednesday, 24 November, 2010

Skills, Qualifications & Rank badges


108: Plastic badges of the Second World War

Posted by on Wednesday, 24 November, 2010

ww2 Plastic badges


107: War Raised Units 1914-1918 Badges

Posted by on Wednesday, 24 November, 2010

War Raised Units 1914-1918 Badges


106: Territorial Regiments: Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire

Posted by on Wednesday, 24 November, 2010

 Herefordshire Light Infantry   The Herefordshire Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army from 1861 to 1967. Its heritage survives as a platoon of (E) Company, 4th Battalion the Mercian Regiment. The Regiment had no lineal connection with the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot. History The 1st Administrative Battalion, Herefordshire and Radnorshire Rifle Volunteers […]