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West Yorkshire Regiment Cap Badge or Croix de Guerre (1914-1918) - WWI?
« on: Monday 12 May 14 19:39 BST (UK) »
Attached is my great grandfather's cap. It doesn't look like the West Yorkshire Regiment cap badge at all. Either that or my eye sight is shot. I thought it may look like the Croix de Guerre which was a medal given to the 1/8th Battalion, Leeds Rifles. Then again why would he have it on his cap? Also, if this is his cap badge they must have changed it seeing as in the other picture it looks completely different.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. You can find the segment of his cap, a picture of the Croix de Guerre and another picture of Major Sykes clearly showing the West Yorkshire  Regiment cap badge.

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Re: West Yorkshire Regiment Cap Badge or Croix de Guerre (1914-1918) - WWI?
« Reply #1 on: Monday 12 May 14 19:43 BST (UK) »
Enquiring about this cap badge

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Re: West Yorkshire Regiment Cap Badge or Croix de Guerre (1914-1918) - WWI?
« Reply #2 on: Monday 12 May 14 19:54 BST (UK) »
Both Leeds Rifles cap badges...Officers pattern.
One in first photo is circa 1920 last one is circa Ww1

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Re: West Yorkshire Regiment Cap Badge or Croix de Guerre (1914-1918) - WWI?
« Reply #3 on: Monday 12 May 14 19:58 BST (UK) »
The first can't be 1920 because that picture is of him at a Senior Officer's Class at Aldershot in August 1917 :) Thanks for your help

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Re: West Yorkshire Regiment Cap Badge or Croix de Guerre (1914-1918) - WWI?
« Reply #4 on: Monday 12 May 14 21:06 BST (UK) »
Lowe(Lower Gornall-Castleford)
Blackburn (Castleford)
Sidwell(Ledsham)
Fairburn(Hartshead)
Wood(Liversedge)
Tallon (Whittington Lancs/Hartshead West Yorkshire)

Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

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Re: West Yorkshire Regiment Cap Badge or Croix de Guerre (1914-1918) - WWI?
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 15 May 14 18:18 BST (UK) »
there is some writing on the medal itself. can't get close enough up on zoom to determine what is says but should help you if you look at the writing.

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Re: West Yorkshire Regiment Cap Badge or Croix de Guerre (1914-1918) - WWI?
« Reply #6 on: Friday 08 January 16 13:10 GMT (UK) »
Hi,

A very interesting post, I'm sorry it has taken me so long to find it. Regarding the cap badges (if you have not already got to the bottom of things). Whilst its quite common to find photographs of officers of the 1/7th and 2/7th Battalion wearing what is the other ranks pattern Leeds Rifles cap badge it is unusual to see an officer of 1/8th wearing such a badge, I did look more than once at the photo of your grandfather at Aldershot and thought possibly a York & Lancaster Regiment badge but as it certainly appears to have a Maltese cross in its centre I think Leeds Rifles for sure.

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Quote from: genealogistsykes on Monday 12 May 14 19:39 BST (UK)
Attached is my great grandfather's cap. It doesn't look like the West Yorkshire Regiment cap badge at all. Either that or my eye sight is shot. I thought it may look like the Croix de Guerre which was a medal given to the 1/8th Battalion, Leeds Rifles. Then again why would he have it on his cap? Also, if this is his cap badge they must have changed it seeing as in the other picture it looks completely different.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. You can find the segment of his cap, a picture of the Croix de Guerre and another picture of Major Sykes clearly showing the West Yorkshire  Regiment cap badge.
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