Waggoner Posted 1 March , 2019 Share Posted 1 March , 2019 I have a pair of shoulder titles - 1/AMB. Can’t remember where I purchased them...either Canada or the UK. Can anyone tell me which ambulance unit wore these? All the best, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 1 March , 2019 Share Posted 1 March , 2019 26 minutes ago, Waggoner said: I have a pair of shoulder titles - 1/AMB. Can’t remember where I purchased them...either Canada or the UK. Can anyone tell me which ambulance unit wore these? All the best, Gary Collecting Metal Shoulder Titles - Westlake suggests they were unofficial, privately made titles for 1st Armoured Motor Battery, M.G.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark holden Posted 1 March , 2019 Share Posted 1 March , 2019 That is correct 1st Armoured Motor Battery. Unusual and hard to find titles. Very lucky to have a pair. Regards Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waggoner Posted 1 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 1 March , 2019 Mark, Thank you. Please educate me, What is/was an armoured motor battery? Motor machine guns? All the best, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 1 March , 2019 Share Posted 1 March , 2019 21 minutes ago, Waggoner said: Mark, Thank you. Please educate me, What is/was an armoured motor battery? Motor machine guns? All the best, Gary There are threads in the forum about them. I think this page of LLT should help: https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/machine-gun-corps-in-the-first-world-war/motor-machine-guns-of-the-first-world-war/ RM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waggoner Posted 1 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 1 March , 2019 RM, Thank you for the link. For all, Any suggestion of what they might be worth? While I am not planning to sell, it would be useful information to have. All the best, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoon Posted 1 March , 2019 Share Posted 1 March , 2019 Hi, You are lucky to have these titles, thank you for sharing. Try the badge forum for info on titles Chris https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waggoner Posted 1 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 1 March , 2019 Dragoon, A good suggestion! I have enjoyed reading the threads. All the best, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waggoner Posted 2 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 2 March , 2019 I have also googled the on-line sales lists and auctions...and have determined the approximate value of these titles. Apparently the 1st AMB served in East Africa and Mesopotamia? Very interesting! My thanks to all of you for your input! All the best, Gart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david murdoch Posted 2 March , 2019 Share Posted 2 March , 2019 1st AMB in the UK prior to shipping out to East Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waggoner Posted 2 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 2 March , 2019 David, Great photo! Thanks for sharing. All the best, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark holden Posted 2 March , 2019 Share Posted 2 March , 2019 My 1 AMB badges at this link https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54461&highlight=motor+battery Regards Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waggoner Posted 2 March , 2019 Author Share Posted 2 March , 2019 Mark, Thanks! Interesting reading. All the best, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjwmacro Posted 2 March , 2019 Share Posted 2 March , 2019 And to add to the confusion there was also a 1st AMB (1 Armoured Motor Brigade (or Battery?)) in India on the North West Frontier during the Third Afghan War in 1919. In the Thal/Kurram/Parachinar area. Regards, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waggoner Posted 11 June , 2019 Author Share Posted 11 June , 2019 As a follow-up, I was pleased to learn this was an ASC unit! All the best, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoon Posted 11 June , 2019 Share Posted 11 June , 2019 2 hours ago, Waggoner said: As a follow-up, I was pleased to learn this was an ASC unit! All the best, Gary This is an interesting thread, Which one was the ASC unit Gary, the NW Frontier one? Did they continue to wear ASC badges or AMB ones? I've never seen a photo of the AMB cap badge being worn, have you? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waggoner Posted 11 June , 2019 Author Share Posted 11 June , 2019 Chris, it was the East African one. This thread refers: You will need to scroll down through the thread. All the best, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoon Posted 12 June , 2019 Share Posted 12 June , 2019 6 hours ago, Waggoner said: Chris, it was the East African one. This thread refers: You will need to scroll down through the thread. All the best, Gary Got it, Cheers Gary, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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