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Title: Identification of Hat Badge
Post by: Jeffrey on Thursday 26 August 10 11:29 BST (UK)

Can any one please identify this hat badge for me.

It was found after the death of my mother-in-law in Bucks but until we can identify it will not know who it belonged to.

Thank you

Judy

Whoops posted it initialy without the photo ::)

Title: Re: Identification of Hat Badge
Post by: Jebber on Thursday 26 August 10 11:54 BST (UK)

I think the experts on here will agree that it is the badge of THE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS.

Jebber

 

Title: Re: Identification of Hat Badge
Post by: km1971 on Thursday 26 August 10 11:58 BST (UK)

The roundel is certainly the same as the Royal Scots Fusiliers, but the flaming grenade did not have that shape pre 1920 at least.

So is it modern? Or could it be a collar badge rather than a cap badge?

Ken

Title: Re: Identification of Hat Badge
Post by: Jeffrey on Thursday 26 August 10 12:09 BST (UK)

Thank you for the replies.

I just presumed it was a hat badge as it is quite big.  ht 3" x  wth 1.5"

Any further info on this would be great.

Judy

Title: Re: Identification of Hat Badge
Post by: Dinger Bell on Monday 30 August 10 12:09 BST (UK)

Yes - it's the RSF Cap badge worn on the Glengarry

Dinger

Title: Re: Identification of Hat Badge
Post by: km1971 on Monday 30 August 10 15:50 BST (UK)

Just found a picture of the collar badge and it is different.

Ken

Title: Re: Identification of Hat Badge
Post by: Jeffrey on Thursday 02 September 10 21:27 BST (UK)

Thank you all for the information about this hat badge.

Now this is a mystery - why on earth did she have this!!

Judy

Title: Re: Identification of Hat Badge
Post by: Jean McGurn on Sunday 05 September 10 06:45 BST (UK)

You may have to branch out and do research on other members of your MIL's family.

I found a cloth Desert Rat badge behind my gran's photo and subsequently have discovered her eldest son had served as a Desert Rat during WWII. So believe it came from his uniform.

His army photo doesn't show any regiment as the cap he is wearing was a side cap. I remember stories from when I was a child that he drove 3 tonners and was in Sicily at one time. Checking the British Pathe site I found clips of men wearing the same side caps driving lorries in the desert.

Jean

 

Title: Re: Identification of Hat Badge
Post by: Jeffrey on Sunday 05 September 10 19:47 BST (UK)

Thanks for your reply, Jean.

Does anyone know if the badge can be identified as WW1 or WW2.

Thanks

Judy

Title: Re: Identification of Hat Badge
Post by: scrimnet on Sunday 05 September 10 22:39 BST (UK)

Is that a pin I see on the rear??

Can we see a pic of he back pse? And perhaps a pic with a pound coin/50p piece next to it?