Regular Infantry of the Line 1914

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The Durham Light Infantry

Absorbed into the Light Infantry Brigade in 1958.

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The Highland Light Infantry

Merged in 1959 with the Royal Scots Fusiliers to become a new regiment, The Royal Highland Fusiliers and wore the Lowland Brigade badge. Army logic at it's finest

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The Seaforth Highlanders(Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's)

To the Highland Brigade in 1958.

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The Gordon Highlanders

Another that succumbed to the Brigade organisation, but was again authorised in 1969

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The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders

One of the Regiments my father served in during WW2.
This badge was also widely worn with the earlier version without title scroll.
Amalgamated with the Seaforths in 1961 to form the Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Cameron), wearing the Highland Brigade badge.

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The Royal Irish Rifles

Renamed the Royal Ulster Rifles in 1920, the badge was lost to the North Irish Brigade in 1958.

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Princess Victoria's(Royal Irish Fusiliers)

Often found with the coronet soldered to the grenade.
1958 saw them go to the North Irish Brigade.

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The Connaught Rangers

Disbanded in 1922 when the Irish Free State was formed.

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The Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)

The regiment my father joined on the outbreak of WW2.
This is the largest cap badge of the British Army, sometimes called a 'Mess Tin'.
It remained in use until 1958 when the Highland Brigade badge was adopted. This was abandoned unofficially in 1967 in Aden under the leadership of Col.'Mad Mitch' Mitchell, the Highland Brigade badge ordered to be worn on return. It was then re-adopted in 1969.

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The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment(Royal Canadians)

A Southern Irish regiment disbanded in 1922.

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The Royal Munster Fusiliers

A Southern Irish regiment with it's origins in the Honourable East India Company's European Regiments, the 101st(Royal Bengal Fusiliers) and the 104th(Bengal Fusiliers).
Disbanded in 1922

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The Royal Dublin Fusiliers

Another Southern Irish regiment with it's origins in the Honourable East India Company's European Regiments, 102nd(Royal Madras Fusiliers), the tiger and 103rd(Royal Bombay Fusiliers), the elephant.
Again disbanded in 1922.

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The Rifle Brigade(The Prince Consort's Own)

This cap badge has probably undergone more changes than any other in the 20th Century with 6 different styles. This badge was in use from 1910-1937.
The Rifle Brigade part of the title stems from 1816 when they discarded their place as the 95th Foot and so are listed in the order of precedence after all the other regiments. The only infantry regiment in the order after the Rifle Brigade is the Parachute Regiment, but as they were formed on the 1st August 1942 do not come under the scope of this thread.

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That concludes the images though I shall probably edit the Gloucestershire post to show the 'back badge' as well.
Although the images are mine, I did make reference to John Gaylor's excellent 'Military Badge Collecting' for the information, much that for me has gone in one ear and out of the other. Whilst not as exhaustive as Kipling and King, it's a great quick reference and well worth buying if you've a more than passing interest in British badges.

Jim

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

Thanks for another interesting thread, Jim!

I'm learning more than at school!

Cheers from Jack.