Jump to content

My Latest Additions


leon21

Recommended Posts

post-3823-0-76784900-1383166463_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-95009700-1383166513_thumb.jpg

 

Here's a few new badges I've picked up , some you will have seen before.

 

Pic 1 A boxed women's A.R.P. badge. Women's badges had a brooch pin, but men's had a button hole stud.

Date letters were--- A = 1936-- B = 1937-- C= 1938-- D= 1939.

Thereafter the same badge design was continued but these later badges were economy issues made of white metal

and production of these continued until 1943. Due to the large size of these ARP badges, they were also permitted

to be used as cap badges after 1941. They were presented in a printed box blue for women red for men.

 

Pic 2 A men's example with miniature.

 

Pic 3 Wartime emergency issue 10 Shilling note and pound note.

 

And the rest.post-3823-0-09010200-1383166225_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-06746300-1383166262_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-04575200-1383166308_thumb.jpg

  • Like 5
Link to comment
Share on other sites

very nice Colin, I like the framed collection :thumbsup:

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

post-3823-0-37187300-1383746661_thumb.jpg

 

Here's two black over brass London Regiment cap badges.

 

1/25th County of London Cyclist Battalion.

 

1/11th County of London Battalion ( Finsbury Rifles ).

  • Like 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 months later...

Finally got around to framing some more badges.

 

New additions

 

NFS cap badge maker marked with letter M on back of crown.

 

Civil defence lapel pin maker marked ( Fattorini and Sons Barr St B/Ham ).

Civil defence button maker marked ( JR Gaunt and Sons London ).

post-3823-0-88189200-1390247001_thumb.jpg

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 year later...

Here's some NFS buttons to go with the cap badge made by J R..Gaunt & Sons London, small button made by C.D. Gill

Birmingham.post-3823-0-23082100-1439225862_thumb.jpg

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Here's a Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery ( Territorial Force ) cap badge and photo. The unit was formed in 1908 it was

allocated as Artillery support to the 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade

The battery was duplicated in 1914 forming the 1/1st and 2/1st Warwickshire batteries Territorial Force.

The 1/1st battery was the first Territorial Artillery unit to go overseas on active service, spending the whole War in France.

In 1915 the battery joined the 7th Brigade RHA, moving in 1917 to 15th Brigade RHA.

 

The 2/1st Battery proceeded to France on 21 June 1917, and appears to have become B. Battery of CXXVI Brigade RHA.

Post War both were reconstituted as a Royal Field Artillery Batteries, when they formed the 3rd Warwickshire Batteries RFA,

on 7th Feb 1920.post-3823-0-50930600-1439227985_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-62988900-1439228004_thumb.jpg

.

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...
  • 1 month later...

Here's a few more additions.

 

Pic.1. WW1 soldiers ( South Lancashire Regiment ) items including his wounded stripe.

 

Pic.2. Wounded stripe reverse

 

Pic.3. WW1 boxed Officers miniature medals War-Victory and Territorial Decoration awarded for long service in the

Territorial Force and later Territorial Army for Commissioned Officers. for a minimum 20 years commissioned

Service with service in the ranks counting half and war service counting double.

Maker A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd Duncannon St Charing X London.

 

Pic.4. WW2 Officers bronzed cap badge for Army Pay Corps.post-3823-0-70532900-1447276166_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-36742100-1447276185_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-12622000-1447276207_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-97374300-1447276249_thumb.jpg

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 7 months later...

Latest additions,

 

A.T.S Group to W/121177 Cpl Euphemia Marshall born 6.4.1920,lived at 52 Mid Street Livingston Station, Enlisted at Edinburgh

on 19.1.1942 as a unclassed clerk, attended clerical house in B'mouth from 5.3.42 to 16.4.42

Became a R.A.P.C Clerk (Royal Army Pay Corps ) class 2 on 14.6.42 and reached class 1 on 17.1.43, she later got married hence

the name change to Steven, last entry in book is for 9 days leave from 31st May to 9th June 1945.

I.D.Card shows a change of address to 21 Bruce or Brice Road Bathgate on 13th Feb 46, and changed again to 26 King St Bathgate

on 6th June 46.post-3823-0-60222800-1465741940_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-85258200-1465741959_thumb.jpg

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Here are two RAF Volunteer Reserve lapel badges.

 

1st a Silver badge Officialy Numbered 7621.

 

2nd a enamel lapel badgepost-3823-0-61162400-1465742515_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-41865100-1465742531_thumb.jpg

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Nice little estate, now getting more difficult to find.

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...

Here's three more badges.

 

1st. WW1 The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.( originally raised as the 81st Foot by the Earl of Lindsey Duchy of Lancaster

then later renamed as the Loyal Lincoln Volunteers). Before becoming the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.

2nd. WW2 The 163rd ( Artists Rifles) Officer Cadet Training Unit ( originally the 28th (County of London Battalion ( Artists Rifles )

has the twin heads of Mars and Minerva god of war and goddess of the arts, this badge introduced in 1938 has the single-

word title Artists and has a slider fitting.

3rd. WW1 Machine Gun Corps there are several variants of this badge based on different machine gun patterns this one is based

on the Mark 1 Vickers.post-3823-0-88719000-1469011161_thumb.jpg

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Nice badges. A couple of years ago I got over the internet three nice WW1 period badges, the Loyals, as above, Royal Scots Fusiliers and the Kings Own. The badges never arrived, the dealer did not even have any trace of the sending, and not even the number. First time this has ever happened in my case.

I managed to get a King's own elsewhere, but still never found the other two.

 

I have had several Machine Gun Corps badges - I even had several WW1 khaki peaked caps, both the soft stitched type and the stiff type. Also complete WW1 uniform and basic equipment. A matching S.M.L.E. I also had in the 80s. Hard to find in the 60s and 80s, but too expensive nowadays.

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I'm still looking for a good genuine WW1 Kings Own, my Grandfather served in that Regiment during WW1 as a driver

he joined underage like many others, not sure if his parents had him brought home or he was lucky to just survive the

war. he did tell me some stories of the war when I was a young lad.

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

The one you show in the picture looks like WW1 period - the bronze parts have that slightly copperbronze look of that period? There were probably the all brass economy versions as well. Apart from that, after 1922 they had a different inscription, yours looks like a pre-1922 version.

I wouldn't collect the modern post 1945 badges.

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 3 weeks later...

Update.

 

Have now added a period other ranks Army Pay Corps Badge to complete the ATS group of Cpl Euphemia Marshall

she would have worn this badge of the host regiment she was attached to on her service dress tunic, as well as her

ATS insignia.

 

Below is a photo of 3 ATS women soldiers c1942, Attached to the Queens Regiment they wear its cap badge on their

service dress tunic.post-3823-0-60952700-1470665219_thumb.jpg

post-3823-0-22336600-1470665235_thumb.jpg

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

The tunic lapel badges would have had lugs rather than sliders. This must be for a cap.

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Yes I will have to try and find one with lugs, only ones I've seen with lugs are the collar badges.

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Here's a Commemorative medal for the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary ( June 1911 ).post-3823-0-64271400-1470734909_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-88236200-1470734924_thumb.jpg

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 5 weeks later...

Have just noticed with the ATS ladies photo - the tunics are mens' - they button on the mens' side - normally the women had their own specially made tunics, buttoning on the other side. Haven't seen this before.

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...

Very nice collection you have there! I really like those ARP badges! Do you know if they came in 925 real silver? I am asking as I was at a antiques fair a few weeks ago where a guy was selling one and told me it was real silver & not white metal.

  • Like 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites

The white metal (nickel) are rarer. Despite the scarcity of metals during the war, these badges were still made in silver, less in whitemetal. There are ones with a buttonhole fixing and others with a pinback, latter for ladies, and sometimes smaller. The silver ones always have a sterling hallmark with a year code on the back.

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 3 months later...

 

 

Here are two groups of medals bought recently from a local auction.

 

1st group to J Nicholson of 1 Letchwell Villas Forest Hall Northumberland which is only 5 miles from were I live, the address

is no longer standing as new house's have been built on the site.

 

2nd group to Capt. V.T.Gloster-Downing of Woodside,Elstree,Herts the 5th medal in this group is a RMIG 160th Anniversary Festival

Jewel in gilt metal by Spencer of London, suspended from white ribbon with suspender inscribed ( Steward ) and dated 1948.

The Royal Masonic Institution for Girls (RMIG) now known as Royal Masonic School for Girls is a Independent School in

Ricksmansworth Hertfordshire. Instituted in 1788 with the aim of maintaining the daughters of Indigent Freemasons unable

through Death, Illness or Incapacitation to support their families. post-3823-0-45197500-1486118450_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-93614400-1486118473_thumb.jpg

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...

Here's two more badges.

 

1st A WW1 Army Service Corps which provided transport and other services during the war, there is a solid economy

strike version of this badge issued in 1916.

2nd A WW2 Royal Corps of Signals this badge is the economy version in chocolate-brown plastic issued in 1942.post-3823-0-22595000-1490869441_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-12606800-1490869458_thumb.jpgpost-3823-0-83389400-1490869478_thumb.jpg

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...