SillyOldGrandad

Not 18th Hussars then. Pete.

What is the item of kit?. What period is it from?. If it is pre-1920s the 18H could be for the 18th Hussars. Pete.

72nd Infantry Battalion (Vancouver), Canadian Expeditionary Force, WW1. Pete.

Quite right too, I could not agree more. Pete.

The 1950s date would make your badge that of the Arab Legion, a British led force that was operational from 1920 to 1956. The later badge of the Jordanian Army was originally the same but I believe the Arabic script changed later. Pete.

No DCM awards to RN until 1916 (Royal Naval Division) and 1942 (Royal Navy and Royal Air Force). RN had the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal instead. Pete.

It would depend on how long he served for. If he had any other service medals the most likely one would be the UN medal for Cyprus. Pete.

A small correction for the record, the King's Regiment (Liverpool) was amalgamated with the Manchester Regiment in 1958 to form the King's Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool). The medal belongs to the latter. Pete.

Badly fretted, pimply finish, apparent artificial ageing especially to the rear, not one that I would throw money at, sorry. Pete.

I would advise you to join the British and Commonwealth Military Badge Forum for the best advice on the authenticity of those badges. I usually avoid giving opinions myself on what is good or bad as it generally tends to be too much hassle. I will only say that several of yours would not appeal to me if I was still a collector. Pete.

Tony, he could have served in WW1 entirely on home service in which case he would have had no medal entitlement at all. Pete.

The photo is definitely post-WW1 as shown by the medal ribbons worn by the two men in the centre. The corporal is wearing the ribbon of the Military Medal as well as the WW1 trio and the other man wears the ribbons of the WW1 trio as well. The photo has more of a late 1920s/early 1930s look about it. Pete.

The 1914 Star ribbon is the wrong way round, it should be red white blue from left to right. The oak leaf should be on the ribbon of the Victory Medal. Pete.

My blunder.

Going by the buttons I would say Durham Light Infantry and if so the facings should be dark green. Pete.