Territorial Soldier

[anthony]

Just bought this postcard and wondered about the soldier's badge on the upper right arm of his tunic. He appears to be wearing a good conduct stripe in his left sleeve and a TF efficiency star on his lower right arm, but I was intrigued by the shape of the badge on the upper right arm. I guessed at a bandmaster perhaps-I'm sure someone out there could have a guess...

[joseph]

Tony,

No postcard?

Regards Charles

[anthony]

Here's the pic!

[anthony]

One Kings Own soldier..

Sorry for the cock up... a close up of the badge

[anthony]

An inverted view of thearm inc. badge;

[anthony]

The more I look at this the tougher it becomes and the less there seems to go off

[anthony]

Any takers with good eyes out there? !!

[john gregory]

1st class Scouts badge

[anthony]

Thanks John-what would that mean as a skill/appointment exactly?

[FROGSMILE]

Thanks John-what would that mean as a skill/appointment exactly?

The Scout badge (there was eventually a first and second class version with the first generally worn by NCOs) was devised by Baden Powell in 1897 when he was serving with the 5th Dragoon Guards and awarded to cavalry scouts that he had trained. After he became inspector of cavalry it was spread to all cavalry regiments and from around 1905 adopted by all of the Army, becoming increasingly popular in WW1. It was issued in 2 grades, each of 2 styles.

The larger badge was First Class and the smaller badge Second Class. The NCO version had a cross at the base and that for troopers/privates did not. However, as the exigencies of the war made supply difficult the badges were soon mixed up and worn inconsistently. He later adopted a similar (but not identical) badge for his Scout Movement.

Here is an explanation of the duties of a scout.

[anthony]

Very comprehensive-many thanks.

[MACRAE]

The Scout badge (there was eventually a first and second class version with the first generally worn by NCOs) was devised by Baden Powell in 1897 when he was serving with the 5th Dragoon Guards and awarded to cavalry scouts that he had trained. After he became inspector of cavalry it was spread to all cavalry regiments and from around 1905 adopted by all of the Army, becoming increasingly popular in WW1. It was issued in 2 grades, each of 2 styles.

The larger badge was First Class and the smaller badge Second Class. The NCO version had a cross at the base and that for troopers/privates did not. However, as the exigencies of the war made supply difficult the badges were soon mixed up and worn inconsistently. He later adopted a similar (but not identical) badge for his Scout Movement.

Here is an explanation of the duties of a scout.

Did they make the scout badge in cloth

Dan

[gnr.ktrha]

Morning Dan,

Did you make it home OK? Yes, they did make a version in worsted cloth. The brass example in the above post is from my own collection and appears on another thread. It's good to see that Frogsmile has found it interesting enough to save the file and add other info he has found. It's nice to see it next to the regulations for wearing.

regards,

Stewart