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Title: Identify WW2 cap badges
Post by: gortonboy on Monday 21 April 14 01:46 BST (UK)

Hi,,,Can you military peeps identify the regiments please,,,,cheers  GB.  ;)

Title: Re: Identify WW2 cap badges
Post by: Spikey68 on Monday 21 April 14 06:17 BST (UK)

1 Looks like a Warrant Officers badge
2 Northumberland Fusiliars
3 The Norfolk Regiment (the arm holding the laurel is bent...it should be pointing upwards
4 Errrr will get back to you on that one

Title: Re: Identify WW2 cap badges
Post by: MaecW on Monday 21 April 14 06:55 BST (UK)

No 4 : Possibly the 8TH (SERVICE)BN. ROYAL IRISH FUSILIERS  ??

Maec

Title: Re: Identify WW2 cap badges
Post by: old rowley on Monday 21 April 14 07:17 BST (UK)

1. General Service Corps.
2. Northumberland Fusiliers.
3. Norfolk Regiment.
4. 8th (Service) Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers.

Title: Re: Identify WW2 cap badges
Post by: gortonboy on Monday 21 April 14 22:37 BST (UK)

Many thanks to All who replied  ;D

Title: Re: Identify WW2 cap badges
Post by: alan o on Thursday 01 May 14 12:17 BST (UK)

No 4 is a post WW1 shoulder title for the Royal Irish Fusiliers.  There is no battalion designation and it is not the 8th service Bn as they ceased to exist when the title came into use.

No 1 is only GSC is if has a slider. If it has lugs for a split pin then it is a WO1 rank badge.

Title: Re: Identify WW2 cap badges
Post by: gortonboy on Friday 02 May 14 02:18 BST (UK)

Thanks Alan   ;)

Title: Re: Identify WW2 cap badges
Post by: Angear78 on Wednesday 14 November 18 20:21 GMT (UK)

Hello can anyone help me identify what my grandad did in the army from this pic? He also has 3 stripes on his left arm but you can't see this