Stephen White Posted 5 December , 2018 Share Posted 5 December , 2018 (edited) James Henry Hayes is seated in the middle of the photo, he lived until 1954. I am trying to identify the cap badge. Looking at MIC's for James Henry Hayes I have several possibilities, if I remove his middle name or just use an initial "H" there are even more. I can see he is wearing a lanyard and like his two colleagues is wearing what looks like spurs. He was born in Bromyard Herefordshire and lived all his life in Aston Birmingham. The MIC's for a James Henry Hayes, were for the following, Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters), Labour Corps (formerly of Worcester Regiment), Labour Corps (formerly of Manchester Regiment), Lancashire Fusiliers, ASC, Norfolk Regiment and the RGA. As already mentioned, using an initial or removing it altogether gives loads more possibilities. The closest match I could find was The Sherwood Foresters (as stated above there is a MIC for a James Henry Hayes of that regiment), but the spurs have thrown me and I think I have managed to talk myself out of that idea, also as you can see its rather unclear / blurred. So are there any suggestions or ideas, from someone with a much keener eye than myself, all suggestions will be gratefully received. Regards Steve Edited 5 December , 2018 by Stephen White John wrong name, for soldier, typing error, correct name James. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 5 December , 2018 Share Posted 5 December , 2018 (edited) Worcestershire Regiment Battalion Transport Section. The pronounced, curved scroll beneath the star is key. Edited 5 December , 2018 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen White Posted 5 December , 2018 Author Share Posted 5 December , 2018 Thanks, my wife has just seen the post and pointed out James has crushed his cap a little on one side, meaning the badge isn't straight. Taking that into account the Worcester badge looks a good match. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 5 December , 2018 Share Posted 5 December , 2018 14 minutes ago, Stephen White said: Thanks, my wife has just seen the post and pointed out James has crushed his cap a little on one side, meaning the badge isn't straight. Taking that into account the Worcester badge looks a good match. Regards Steve None of the other contender units have a title scroll of such pronounced dimensions, so it seems very likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen White Posted 5 December , 2018 Author Share Posted 5 December , 2018 Thank you very for your help with this. I shall proceed with the Labours Corps (formerly Worcester Regiment) man. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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