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    Commonwealth Artillery cap badges...


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    For our Brit members... for this thread we will let you join the commanwealth....

    You may post your thingies as well....

    Thanks for clarifying and letting us join Chris.

    Some 'thingies' of mine, I can't find my rotating wheel badge which is a shame as I like playing with it. The volunteer badges could well be restrikes.

    Tony

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    And to add to thre thread, another half-dozen:

    1. Ceylon. An officer's quality badge with loose wheel

    2. Federated Malay States Volunteer Force.

    3. India

    4. Jamaica

    5. British Guiana Militia Artillery

    6. Singapore Volunteer Artillery

    All ar bras except the last, which is in white-metal

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    Lengthening the thread, Chris, and hoping that these scans meet more with your approval. If so, I'll repeat the first six.

    1. Singapore (K/c)

    2. Singapore (Q/c)

    3. New Zealand (K/c) (a little over-polished, unfortunately)

    4. New Zealand (K/c)

    5. Australia (K/c)

    6. Fiji (Q/c) - was there a K/c version of this?

    Fur more following . . .

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    On the subject of the Canadian badge I found this -

    "After the First World War, when the issue of battle honours was being decided, the RCA asked permission to use "Ubique" in place of "Canada" in recognition of distinguished overseas service in all campaigns. This was approved by King George V on 5 August 1926, and promulgated by G042/1927 the next year."

    As to the moveable wheel I got this reply from the Royal Artillery Museum -

    "The wheel on the officers' helmet plate and cap badge was not made to move. On the whole they were "played with" or "aggressively cleaned" until the rivet became loose and the wheel moved. During both World Wars the Canteens sold badges with a purpose made moving wheel, but for sale to Other Ranks only."

    Some of my collector/dealer friends dispute this but I'll go with the horse's mouth for the time being.

    Stuart

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