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Re: Can anyone ID these cap badges
« Reply #18 on: Friday 03 April 09 22:52 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Stephen J F Plowman on Friday 03 April 09 22:08 BST (UK)
What are they holding in their hands other than the swagger sticks?

Cigars, unlit, Sgts for the smoking of...

Possibly end of war or war booty from the Hun  ;)
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Re: Can anyone ID these cap badges
« Reply #19 on: Friday 03 April 09 23:01 BST (UK) »
Quote from: scrimnet on Friday 03 April 09 22:52 BST (UK)
Quote from: Stephen J F Plowman on Friday 03 April 09 22:08 BST (UK)
What are they holding in their hands other than the swagger sticks?

Cigars, unlit, Sgts for the smoking of...

Possibly end of war or war booty from the Hun  ;)

And they are "Walking Out Canes".... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Can anyone ID these cap badges
« Reply #20 on: Friday 03 April 09 23:05 BST (UK) »
Good call ....Victory cigar!!  :)
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Re: Can anyone ID these cap badges
« Reply #21 on: Saturday 04 April 09 00:05 BST (UK) »
Excuse my ignorance, what are MIC's? How did you check for Maus in KIYLI? I have been searchin all day for that information.

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Re: Can anyone ID these cap badges
« Reply #22 on: Saturday 04 April 09 00:58 BST (UK) »
MICs are Medal Index Cards....they can be found at Kew and on Anpestry...

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/militaryhistory/army/step5.htm

Look under medal rolls.... ;)
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Re: Can anyone ID these cap badges
« Reply #23 on: Saturday 04 April 09 10:59 BST (UK) »
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=10&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1


Top tip dont put" Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry" in search box put "Yorkshire Light Infantry" 
Theres no Mays under the 1st Corps listing. ;)
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Re: Can anyone ID these cap badges
« Reply #24 on: Tuesday 07 April 09 00:14 BST (UK) »
Scrimnet,

Looks like the "General Service Corps"

Checked it on the British Badge Co website, the Lion and Unicorn look to be the right way round!

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Re: Can anyone ID these cap badges
« Reply #25 on: Tuesday 07 April 09 00:21 BST (UK) »
Quote from: DavidGreenall110 on Tuesday 07 April 09 00:14 BST (UK)
Scrimnet,

Looks like the "General Service Corps"

Checked it on the British Badge Co website, the Lion and Unicorn look to be the right way round!

David

As I said in an earlier post mate...The GSC was not formed until 1942...So it can't be!! ;) ;D

Quote from: scrimnet on Friday 03 April 09 15:03 BST (UK)
Top one is Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry....

Bottom pic a bit more blurred...But looks like either Durham light Infantry (the x3) or 6th Kings (TA)

Along with x1 from at what first appears to be GSC, but as that wasn't formed until 1942 ooh err!...

Dont think it is a Madchester, as the coat of arms appears sans scroll at bottom..

I'll look into it...


The British Badge Company are sellers of fake badges...beware!!!
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Re: Can anyone ID these cap badges
« Reply #26 on: Tuesday 07 April 09 00:53 BST (UK) »
Ooops! True!  :-[

The only other one I can think of is the Manchesters!  ???
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