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RFC Badges ?


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I came accross these buttons that were attributed to an RFC Officer……but i dont think they are RFC…..?
also this set of service stripes, angain could these be RFC?

and lastly, this signaler’s badge, would this be a standard Army badge or specific to RFC?

 

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ive never seen buttons of this design on any RFC uniform, and recollect being told many years ago that its not 'RFC' but 'RTC' Royal Tank Corps ? does that sound right ? 

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It seems to be the Royal Tank Corps button from just before the corps changed its title to Royal Tank Regiment.  Presumably the RFC officer concerned had previously been in the RTC.

I have seen the enamelled crossed flags badge for signallers before but gained the impression it was a private purchase item.  I suppose it’s possible that it was a special badge associated with the RFC, but it seems unlikely to go to that expense for just one corps in the army.  Perhaps it might be a transitional item from the early days of the RAF, but that’s just speculation.  In theory such badges should appear in a contemporary Priced Vocabulary of Clothing and Necessaries (PVCN) that were published periodically.

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Someone appears to have taken the T to be an F. They are Royal Tank Corps buttons (1923-1939). The RFC buttons had the crown above the plain seperate letters R F C.     Pete.

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1 minute ago, charlie962 said:

What about those enamelled overseas service chevrons?

They are definitely private purchase charlie and facilitated transfer between jackets, a typical thing for regulars to buy post war.

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Thanks. Rather fancy? Would they have been worn on ordinary service dress or on perhaps tropical kit? 

Edit..a lot of holes to make in a sleeve??

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4 minutes ago, charlie962 said:

Thanks. Rather fancy? Would they have been worn on ordinary service dress or on perhaps tropical kit? 

Edit..a lot of holes to make in a sleeve??

Yes for best jackets.  A common practice for looped badges was for the unit or bazaar tailors to stitch a patch on where the badge was to be located, but leaving the bottom edge open.  Holes for the loops to go through were made in the patch and whipstitched, with the cotter pin being inserted via the open bottom.

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Just now, charlie962 said:

Very clever.

Yes such things were commonplace during the period when units were established for a Master Tailor and in India there were durzhis in the regimental bazaar too.  The modern day adoption of contract tailors was the final nail in the coffin and such badges are very rarely worn nowadays.

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3 hours ago, charlie962 said:

Thanks. Rather fancy? Would they have been worn on ordinary service dress or on perhaps tropical kit? 

Edit..a lot of holes to make in a sleeve??

They were also worn on civilian dress post-war, as were wound stripes, and you can see such a fancy set adorning a Sunday suit.

Cheers,

GT.

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2 minutes ago, Grovetown said:

They were also worn on civilian dress post-war, as were wound stripes, and you can see such a fancy set adorning a Sunday suit.

Cheers,

GT.

Never knew that!

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