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Manchester Regiment Badge ID Help


Kevin Tobin

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Can any one help please? I cannot find any reference of a Manchester Regiment badge with a C on it?

 

Thank you

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I would assume 16th (1st City) Battalion, though the ones I have seen are different.

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1st City could make sense, but it certainly isn't the original shoulder title from 1914/15 and these were replaced with material in 1916.  I've not seen this before, but I'm no expert on badges and titles.  They would know on the Forum

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1st Cadet Battalion, formed 1884. (Westlake's book on shoulder titles)

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I concur with Steven, the lone 'C' within a shoulder title was consistently used for Cadet Battalions, of which there were quite a number during WW1.

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44 minutes ago, Keith Brannen said:

Yes, well done Steven. You learn something new every day.

 

Just have the right book on the shelves!

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Thank you all.

 

Just got the same answer from the Manchester forum

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