Cap badge id.

[Sharonp]

Good afternoon. 
would it be possible if someone could give me some information on this cap badge, if it is a cap badge!! 
 

Thank you in advance lovely people. 
 

Sharon x 

 

Edited 31 January , 2023 by Sharonp

[CorporalPunishment]

It's the remains of a cap badge of the 6th Battalion, The King's Regiment (Liverpool). It's missing the bugle horn part.   Pete.

[Sharonp]

Hi Pete

 

Thank you for your reply. 
 

That’s great to know. 
 

Sharon. 

Edited 31 January , 2023 by Sharonp

[Sharonp]

Thank you Pete

 

 

[FROGSMILE]

2 hours ago, Sharonp said:

Thank you Pete

 

 

They were better known as the Liverpool Rifles, Sharon, which was their secondary title, but dated back to their origins in 1859, before association with the King’s Regiment in the 1880s.  As well as a special badge, to maintain their individuality and identity as a rifles battalion, they also wore black buttons.

Edited 31 January , 2023 by FROGSMILE

[Sharonp]

Thank you. That’s a really good amount of information and I really appreciate you taking the time to help me understand the complexity of this regiment.

 

thank you frogsmile x 

[FROGSMILE]

12 hours ago, Sharonp said:

Thank you. That’s a really good amount of information and I really appreciate you taking the time to help me understand the complexity of this regiment.

 

thank you frogsmile x 

I’m glad to help Sharon.  Most of the Territorial Force infantry were made up from similar auxiliary units that owed their origins to the so-called ‘Volunteer Force’ of localised citizen soldiers (known as “volunteer rifle corps”) established 1859-60, due to fears at the time of a French invasion.  In the early 1880s they were merged with the regular army’s local regiments, but retained varying degrees of their original identities. Originally each town, borough and city area each had their own units. 

Edited 1 February , 2023 by FROGSMILE