Peter Doyle Posted 28 August , 2009 Share Posted 28 August , 2009 Non Combatant Corps; did they or did they not wear the 'NCC' title as a cap badge of sorts during the Great War, or, as some sources (and the main reference books...) suggest, was this title only used during its re-incarnation in the Second World War? I've assumed the former case, but am now worried about the latter one... Help! (Thanks!) Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 28 August , 2009 Share Posted 28 August , 2009 Peter, don't worry. Initially formed in 1915 and as you say wore the 'NCC' title and also 'N.C.C.' as cap badges. On 12th July 1939 they were reformed as the NCLC and wore the title 'NCLC' and were then redesignated as NCC in April 1940 and again wore the 'NCC' title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Doyle Posted 28 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 28 August , 2009 Peter, don't worry. Initially formed in 1915 and as you say wore the 'NCC' title and also 'N.C.C.' as cap badges. On 12th July 1939 they were reformed as the NCLC and wore the title 'NCLC' and were then redesignated as NCC in April 1940 and again wore the 'NCC' title. Phew! Thanks, that's cleared that minor flutter up; thanks! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 29 August , 2009 Share Posted 29 August , 2009 Peter - I believe I have a photo of one of them somewhere. Will see if I can find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Doyle Posted 31 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 31 August , 2009 Peter - I believe I have a photo of one of them somewhere. Will see if I can find it. That would be great if you could, Paul. Best Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBrockway Posted 8 September , 2009 Share Posted 8 September , 2009 Peter - I believe I have a photo of one of them somewhere. Will see if I can find it. Here's the Non-Combatant Labour Corps (NCLC) cap badge ... [courtesy of Arctic Medals] N.B. it is a cap badge despite looking like a shoulder title. The NCC version is very similar. I'm a bit confused as to whether the WW1 period unit was known as the NCC or the NCLC as I've found references to both ... including some reputable sources (i.e. not Wikipedia - LOL!) Can you confirm/clarify Jon? Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 8 September , 2009 Share Posted 8 September , 2009 Mark, my source is Westlake who claims that the NCLC was formed in 1939 so I would doubt that the NCLC badge was worn in the Great War since the unit under that name hadn't yet come into being and was then only short lived. Nice to see an example of the badge, cheers, Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Lee Posted 8 September , 2009 Share Posted 8 September , 2009 My understanding is that Jon is quite correct The Non Combatant Corps was formed in 1916 following the publication of Army Order 112. It was called the Non Combatant Corps both the badge and shoulder title used the letters NCC. For some reason I cannot seem to upload my picture to this site so I would direct you to my website Non Combatant Corps Shoulder Title Regards Ivor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Lee Posted 8 September , 2009 Share Posted 8 September , 2009 Let's hope this link works NCC Shoulder Title Ivor Sorry Guys I do not know what is going wrong. So - The website address is www.labourcorps.co.uk and the picture is on the page Other British Units Ivor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBrockway Posted 11 September , 2009 Share Posted 11 September , 2009 Sorry Guys I do not know what is going wrong. So - The website address is www.labourcorps.co.uk and the picture is on the page Other British Units Ivor Ivor, I've had a go with your link too and seem to have had better luck: http://www.labourcorps.co.uk/Pages/Other%2...sh%20Units.html As far as I understand, the NCC shoulder title and cap badge were identical, differing only in the method of attachment. Also thanks to you and Jon for resolving my query about NCC vs NCLC! Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Doyle Posted 15 September , 2009 Author Share Posted 15 September , 2009 From the foregoing discussion, can I take it that the Great War period NCC cap badge (as opposed to shoulder title), was attached by a slider rather than loops, in everyone's opinion? Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 15 September , 2009 Share Posted 15 September , 2009 Not found the photo yet - bear with me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mgidhagen Posted 9 May , 2010 Share Posted 9 May , 2010 Hi, I wonder if you can help me clarifying a thing; I have an "NCC" badge, with two hexagon-shaped lugs to the rear, and where NCC is written "N.C.C." (see the attached pics). Is this possibly a shoulder title of the Non Combatant Corps, or is it something completely different, such as a badge of the Indian "National Cadet Corps" - as suggested by a friend of mine...? The badge measures 36 mm X 16 mm. Thank you! Best Regards, Mikael G, Sweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vimyridge Posted 9 May , 2010 Share Posted 9 May , 2010 Hello Mikael, welcome to the forum I believe your badge is the Non Combatant Corp Cap badge See photo below, I think it was also worn as a shoulder title but am unsure Regards Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 9 May , 2010 Share Posted 9 May , 2010 NCC worn as shoulder title and N.C.C. worn as cap badge jonny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Doyle Posted 15 May , 2010 Author Share Posted 15 May , 2010 Interesting that. Here is NCC (no dots), certainly period, and certainly a cap badge (but may have started out as a title). Roger - any chance of a close up on the soldier's cap? Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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