SillyOldGrandad

Tom, my advice to you is to join the British and Commonwealth Military Badge Forum, membership is free and there are some real badge experts on there. Your badge looks alright to my eyes but there are some clever fakers (con merchants, grasping scumbags) who know all the tricks of the trade. If your badge is the real deal then it's certainly not a common badge so get some advice from the experts before you part with it. Pete.

Worn by Warrant Officers 1881-84, some sources say 1881-95, on the round forage cap. Pete.

Royal Irish Regiment. The collar badges show the flat-topped shield above the thick curling scroll as worn by the regiment. Pete.

Having looked more closely at the photo I am now of the opinion that those collar badges are Royal Irish Regiment. Pete.

Tony, those ribbons are not attached to the collar, they are part of the glengarry. The collar badges are the best hope of identification but they are too vague although they do have a hint of the shamrock in the shape. Pete.

It looks like something knocked up as a George 6th Coronation brooch. It has the style of lettering from the George 5th Royal Cypher combined with the George 6th numerals which only seems to have occurred in the early days following the sudden departure of "Eddie the Unsteady". The best example of this is the early (1936) issue of George 6th cap badges for the Royal Army Service Corps which had that combination. Later issues had the correct pattern of George 6th Royal Cypher but the early pattern badges continued to be issued until stocks were used up. What you have there is definitely not a military item of any sort in my opinion and what that circle of twisted wire is all about is beyond my comprehension. Pete.

Unfortunately not Dave. Pete.

Because I used to have a thing about Nurse Gladys Emmanuel. Pete.

The Queen's Institute of District Nursing. Pete.

Royal Engineers. Pete.

The Dorset Regiment and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards are the only ones I would trust. Pete.

The Militia MSC was worn c1896 to 1898 when it became the RAMC (Militia), the Regular RAMC dates to 1898-1902 period. Both would probably have continued to be worn by "Old Sweats" well after those dates though. You have a couple of really nice badges there, especially the Militia one. Pete.

Thanks for that. I make that T.C.M.G. but that's it I'm afraid. It could be someone's initials or an organisation but I'm sure someone on here will know. Pete.

Any chance of a clear image of the inscription on the rear please?.

M.C.C., Middlesex County Council. The crest was used on WW2 Home Front helmets but they wre painted black. Pete.

The crest is for the County of Middlesex. Pete.

Only my own opinion but to me that is one gaudy looking medal ribbon, subtle it is not. Pete.

It looks downright weird to me. The French maker's label and the French collar badges are hardly something found on a RFC uniform. The rank markings are all wrong and apart from the wings it has nothing going for it at all. Pete.

The first one is Royal Marines Bandsman 1911 Musician A. E. Freeman, the second one is Major W. B. Pearson, Lancashire Fusiliers. Pete.

It's a bandsman's pouch badge of the West Yorkshire Regiment if I'm not mistaken. Pete.

The man in the first photo was in the Reconnaissance Corps which was raised in 1941 and disbanded in 1946. The man in the second photo could well be Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders going by what can be seen of his bonnet badge. If it is, as it appears, the same man in both photos then there is a likely explanation for the change of unit. In February 1941 the 51st Reconnaissance Regiment was formed from the Anti-Tank Companies of 51st Highland Division with C Squadron formed from personnel of the Black Watch and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. The third photo is unclear but he appears to be wearing Royal Artillery collar badges but without a clear image of the cap badge it's impossible to be certain. Pete.

The behaviour of her ginger grandson and his wife was also a contributing factor as well. What a way to treat a a little old lady who gave so much for us all. Pete.

I have to admit it's a new one on me. At a guess I would say that, on the introduction of the large crowns, they should have replaced the small ones but clearly in some cases that never happened. Strange!!. Pete.

What small crown?. There is no small crown, just a large crown above the wreath and crossed batons. Pete.

It looks correct to me. Crossed batons within a wreath with a large seperate crown above.