14th Hussars Cap Badge

A brass, 'large cartwheel', cap badge for The 14th Hussars with a slider fastening. KK773.  read more

Code: 57956

21st OCB Cap Badge

A scarce, white metal, cap badge for The 21st Officer Cadet Battalion (Crookham, Aldershot, Hampshire) with a slider fastening. Rawlings 1601g or Woods 16.8.

Note: Terence Woods' book, on The Military Insignia of Hampshire and The Isle of Wight, says the OCBs were introduced in 1916 with the 20th and 21st based at Crookham in WW1.  read more

Code: 57955

23rd Hussars Collar Badge

A white metal collar badge for The 23rd Hussars with two lug fastenings (north and south). Churchill & Westlake 42 or Seaman 23.

Note: Peter Seaman's book, For Hostilities Only (p46), states: "Although collar badges were not to be issued to other ranks during the period of the war this instruction was ignored by the 23rd Hussars."  read more

Code: 57952

2nd VB SLI Officer's Cap Badge

A rare, silver-plated, cap badge for an officer of the 2nd volunteer battalion of The Somerset Light Infantry with two lug fastenings (north and south). HQ at Taunton.  read more

Code: 57950

NH Cap Badge

A brass cap badge for The Northumberland Hussars with two lug fastenings (east and west). Some verdigris. KK1431.  read more

Code: 57949

Huntingdonshire HG Cap Badge

A brass cap badge for The Huntingdonshire Home Guard with a slider fastening (marked J.R. Gaunt London). KK1870.  read more

Code: 57948

SLI Officer's Collar Badges

A scarce pair of silver collar badges for an officer of The Somerset Light Infantry, each with a single lug fastening. Churchill 429?

Note: If I understand correctly, Churchill suggests these were worn by officer of the 1st battalion TA on Nos. 1 and 3 dress, sealed 9th October 1956.  read more

Code: 57945

WAAC Cap Badge

A bronzed cap badge for The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps with two lug fastenings (east and west, one somewhat bent over). KK1066.

Note: The reverse bears a plaque with the reference G18825 (?), perhaps a path for interesting research?  read more

Code: 57944

T/5/Suffolk Shoulder Title

A brass shoulder title for the 5th (territorial) battalion of The Suffolk Regiment with two lug fastenings (east and west - the north lug missing). Westlake 869.  read more

Code: 57941

T/ASC/Wessex Shoulder Title

A rare, brass, shoulder title for the Wessex (territorial) divisional transport and supply column of The Army Service Corps with three hexagonal lug fastenings (north, east and west). Westlake 490.  read more

Code: 57931