Badge Jpegs required for ongoing Malayan Emergency Project

[Arthur 257]

As an ongoing project I am doing on the Malayan Emergency 1948 -1960 can any member kindly let me have a Jpeg copy of the cap badge of the 13/18 Hussars KC and the 12 Lancers KC.

Also does anyone know when the KC went over to the QC, I realise that the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was on the 02 June 1953. but what date did the military actually start to re-issue the QC cap badges.

Thanks

Arthur M

[leigh kitchen]

Bearing in mind that badges can be worn before, after, or not at all in relation to the date sealed, the bi-metal King's Crown 12th Lancers was sealed on 5/11/1930, the St Edward's Crown on 1/12/1954, the St Edward's version was also produced in anodised (the 9th Lancers amalagamted with the 12th Lancers to form the 9th/12th Lancers on 11/9/1960).

The 13th/18th Hussars King's Crown gilding metal badge was supersceeded by the St Edward's Crown version which was sealed on 15/2/1955, the St Edward's Crown anodised version beng sealed on 7/5/1962.

[Arthur 257]

Thank you Leigh for that indepth reply, I often wondered about the time frame of the KC/QC changeover, roughly 18 Months.

Arthur

[Dave Alexander]

Leigh, as you mentioned badges can be worn before, after etc, for example you have the 9/12L amalgamation dated 11/9/60 but personnel of the 9L and 12L in Basic Trng at Catterick in Oct 1959 were issued 9/12L badges.

[leigh kitchen]

That's interesting, I did'nt know that.