Identify uniform / cap badge

[genechaser]

Re Cap Badge

[macintosh]

Thanks Genechaser, that's the one I have listed as Home Counties Northern,Southern, Eastern.  Royal Reserve Regiments.

James

[scrimnet]

I am afraid it its none of the above...

It is the badge of the Volunteer Training Corps

The General Service Corps was not founded until 1942

HM Reserve Regts were formed for the Boer War, and were disbanded apres...

[scrimnet]

"On the 19th April 1916 the Volunteer Training Corps became he Volunteer Force...In October of that year the badges of rank were altered to conform with those of the army and regimental (ie the Volunteer Regt) cap badges were to be replaced with the Royal Arms officers in bronze, other ranks in gilding metal.

Finally in July 1918 with the exception f the City and County of London Regiments, all County Volunteer Regts were made Volunteer Bn's of Line Regts. They were authorised to wear the same badges but no battle honours were to appear thereon.

The war came to an end before this was fully implemented....At the time of disbandment, a variety of badges were being worn. A few had the badge of the Line Regt of which they now formed a part, some the Royal Arms and others the original Volunteer Regt badge"

Kipling and King, Vol 1 Chapter 27 p391

[Ross996]

This badge is the "general service" royal arms. Also used by the labour corps until October 1918.Very similar to the badge of the Manchesters.
Ross

[John915]

Good evening,

Here's the Manchesters, quite different;

[Ross996]

Good afternoon.
I beliieve the original post is the general service badge. Which is similar to the manchester regiment as shown. Both these are base on the royal coat of arms. As is the badge of the labour corps
Ross

[scrimnet]

OH is convinced about GSC being around in WW!, now I have this link too:

http://www.militaryheadgear.com/items/9137

but he also says that, as the photo is not too clear, it could also be Manchester.  That's what I call hedging your bets

Dont trust everything you read on the internerd....  

First of all, that is an officers General List badge, used for officers not attached to a unit...One can even find RAMC doctors with that badge

Second, the hat features an ORs chinstrap, not an officers one

The Manchesters had the coat of arms of Manchester as their badge...Part of which in seen in the club badges of United and City.

Because of the bit sticking out of the top, and no scroll...it is patently not Manchesters....

It is the Royal Coat of Arms of the Volunteers, and as it is not the "Labour Corps", there are no rifle and pick collars, nor is the shoulder title Labour or Pioneer

[gadse]

Thanks to everyone for your contributions.  There do seem to be various opinions, but you've given me ideas about what I could do next to get a picture of his war service