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Hi No one, I’ve just seen on the Red Cross website that badge number 17587 was issued in July 1934. Your second voucher says that she was ‘re-examined’ and passed. I think your lady originally earned her badge in 1933/34 and then renewed it in 1940 to contribute to the war effort. I think you will find the contact details here, they seem to have comprehensive records/archives but I couldn’t suss out how/if you can search them 🤷‍♂️ even if they are not accessible online I imagine they are via request. https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/our-history/museum-and-archives 👍👍 tony 🍻

I agree, the ‘quirky’ details can give an item extra qualities. I previously owned a medal set belonging to an Indian soldier who had served in the British army in ww2. His service number was : 15847 India gained its independence on : 15.8.47 cheers tony 🍻

Again Terry, I do admire your attention to detail, I wouldn’t have thought of adding those. & 🍻🍻 Speaking as a man who finishes far less projects than I start, congratulations Sir. cheers tony

Hi Terry, We were chatting before awol last year and I said I had spotted something you might like… A Female QARANC officers uniform and variety of hats… I’ve not long come across these pictures I took and seeing you online tonight it reminded me. 😊. Cheers tony 🍻

Hi Gents, I’ve been through everything military I could think of… then after thinking back to Steve’s comment about a sports club I went sideways and thought Boy Scouts… BST - Boy Scouts T*** And now seeing No one’s info 👍 The Toronto Coat of arms definitely shares characteristics with the sleeve patch. So Gents, How about… BST = Boy Scouts Toronto ? tony 🍻

Hi TracA, I can only agree with No One, that’s a beauty, congrats! tony 🍻

That’s great, the cap badge is helpful 👍 So my first thought is the cap badge is Canadian , looks like a maple leaf in the centre. These are examples of Ww1 Canadian badges, if you could put the 2 together 😊 I’m interested in what Steve thinks… tony 🍻

Thanks Tracy 😊 I’m better a finding the projects than the answers 🙃 🍻

I can see why you know all about those ones I suggested…. Congrats, very impressive Christian. Cheers tony 🍻

Thats a tough one 🙃 Not a common one, I can’t find it. The only thing I can think of is that maybe the T is for ‘territorial’ ? Can you make out any of the letters above or below? Looks like B.S.T maybe? tony 🍻

Hi Gents, I’ve already got a ‘backlog’ of uniforms I need to add to my IMS post I started. However, once again I’ve spent my rent and I can’t resist sharing some advance pictures… All are described as Edwardian Indian items… This is a 2nd Madras patrol jacket This one a 16th Punjab patrol jacket These two are cavalry but I’ll need to do some detective work to ID them… I’ve got 6 mess jackets and a waistcoat. I think this one is the only one with a button Badges on this one Badges on one of these 👍 and the final one. Lastly, and to top it all off, 5 trousers/jodhpurs Hopefully there will be some labels to help me out 🤞 I only saw 2 in the pics. Hope you approve Gents, cheers, tony 🍻

it’s quiet ‘down’ in this section, I’ve just seen your post… I think it’s Royal Artillery, looks like a platoon photo, 👍 tony 🍻

I really thought I had it… 🥹

Definitely 1918 or earlier, it is an ‘Austrian’ qualification badge for KuK artillery 👍 Just found this 👇 Austro - Hungarian Empire: Marksmanship Performance (Qualification) Badge of the KuK Artillery for 1st Gunners. With the Austrian Crown, crossed cannons and a target in the center. The badge was instituted in 1888 by Kaiser Franz Joseph, while in 1913 a similar badge, with the Hungarian crown, was adopted for the Hungarian Artillery. So 1888 - 1918… tony 🍻

Totally agree, wrong period, I shoulda checked 🙃

I’ve got a guess Terry… American Red Cross volunteer. This 👇 is a 1940’s era pin badge, seems yours could be a homemade version ? tony 🍻

Terry, that looks fantastic mate. A fine effort! Can you explain to me the arrangement? I get that certain tartan ‘goes’ with certain badges but particularly I’m curious how RAMC badges connect with the particular tartan… I know there isn’t a SRAMC 😊 tony 🍻

Such an interesting story surrounding Carl Edward, well worth looking up. There was it seems only one grade given to foreigners and it was not freely awarded… Re your quest, I could only find this reference to permission to wear it, but it’s not available on line unfortunately I thought I’d found an interesting thread on GMIC for you but you are in it yourself, it was a while ago mind ! Cheers tony🍻

Hi Gents, I’ve got a possible match… I found this one first as I was looking into this 👆 I found a second related award👇 The bars end ribbon doesn’t have the red stripe and looks white/grey… this one is grey/white with that red stripe. - Maybe it is that heavily faded. Even if it’s not the same it is surely for another related one 🤷‍♂️ assuming my first identification is accurate 🤞 Grey and white ribbon & with them both for similar services, the similarity is too much to be coincidence in my opinion 🤞 tony 🍻

I’ll keep an eye out 👍

Sorry David, No makers mark on mine… Are you missing one on a tunic or are you looking to ‘complete the set’ ? tony 🍻

Hi, This is it. Dont miss that there are some red feathers under the white ones on the bicorn…👍 tony 🍻

I’ve got one of theirs👇 It’s gonna be in here 👇😊 I’ll need to dig it out to see if the maker is Jennens. 🤞 tony 🍻

That’s the clover makers mark of BSW. Brüder Schneider, Wien. A nice clear example. I don’t know much about them, I have looked previously for information about them for myself. I do know they did continue business after the war and were used considerably after Austria’s annexation to produce particularly luftwaffe badges. tony 🍻

No Bill, no need to apologise at all 😊😊 tony 🍻