A cap badge, also known as head badge or hat badge, is a badge worn on uniform headgear and distinguishes the wearer's nationality and/or organisation...
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Regiment cap badge has been designed around the peregrine falcon. Any comparison or association to the osprey depicted in the Selous Scouts’ cap badge is completely...
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Other principal components are the crown, band, and insignia, typically a cap badge and embroidery in proportion to rank. Piping is also often found, typically...
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and soldiers of the Indian Army wear cap badges (metallic or embroidered badges) on their beret or peaked caps. The design is based on the regimental...
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livery badge, various badges of service evolved, worn by officials, soldiers and servants. In the British Army a metal (today often plastic) cap badge denoting...
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After some interim designs, the badge of the Corps was formalised in June 1943 for use as the cap-badge, collar-badge, and on the buttons. It consisted...
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respective cap-badge. Officers in the navy have a different cap-badge from the ratings. Officers of the rank of colonel and above have a different cap-badge. Green...
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battalion designations as subtitles. There is however a common regimental cap badge, tactical recognition flash (TRF), tartan, stable belt and Glengarry headdress...
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Queen's Gurkha Signals (section Cap badge and colours)
wore the badge of the Royal Corps of Signals, 'Jimmy'. On 23 September 1954, Maj Gen LECM Perowne CBE presented the unit with their own cap badge and since...
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18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment (section Cap badge)
re-designated as 63 (UKSF) Signal Squadron circa 2014. The regimental cap badge endorsed on 18 August 2020 is a Xiphos sword and three signal flashes...
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Vol (heraldry) (section Cap badges)
de l'Air, one of the world's first air forces, adopted a vol for its cap badge, rather than the eagle used by many other air forces. In France, the eagle...
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is an RAF cap badge RAF Air Commodore wearing a forage cap with a flight suit in 2021 The M1825 forage cap (also known as the pinwheel cap) was worn by...
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Royal Logistic Corps (section Cap badge)
Battle of Waterloo Lucknow Taku Forts Peking The RLC cap badge is an amalgamation of the cap badges of the forming corps: The laurel and garter band is...
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A parachutist badge (or parachutist brevet) is a badge awarded by armed forces or paramilitary forces (e.g. certain law enforcement agencies) of many states...
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imperial coat of arms, which is still used as the regiment's cap badge today; the collar badge is that of The Queen's Bays. Also the regiment adopted an...
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The Irish Defence Forces Cap Badge (or "FF badge" as it is sometimes called) is common to all services and corps of the Irish Defence Forces. Although...
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Falkland Islands Defence Force (section Cap badge)
First World War the Volunteers were issued the General Service Corps cap badge. This was used into the 1930s on dress uniforms. In 1931 on the recommendation...
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Prince of Wales's feathers (redirect from Ostrich feather badge)
Hampshires) (cap badge) Royal Marines Band Service Commando Training Centre Lympstone (cap badge) Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) (cap badge) Royal...
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at The Redoubt Fortress in Eastbourne until it closed. The crest and cap badge are as follows: The Regimental Crest is made up from the Angel Harp of...
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their parent regimental headdress and cap badges. In 1941, No. 1 Commando had no fewer than 79 different cap badges and many different forms of headdress...
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personnel who, up to that point, had served under the Royal Gurkha Rifles cap badge, were brought into a single unit titled the Gurkha Staff and Personnel...
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St John Singapore (section Peak Cap and Bowler Hat)
Brigade Singapore. The Field Uniform consists of a black beret with a cap badge, depending on which is entitled to the wearer. Nursing members wear a...
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regiment's cap badge were those with Edward VII's and George V's cyphers, although the regiment continued to use the "VRI" ensigned badges throughout...
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of the officers, with a cap badge of an anchor within a cord surmounted by a crown. In 1890, they ceased to wear an arm badge. In 1913, the rank of Petty...
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A badge of shame, also a symbol of shame, a mark of shame or a stigma, is typically a distinctive symbol required to be worn by a specific group or an...
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Royal Corps of Signals (section Cap badge)
horizontally on the right arm with the blue half charging forward. The flag and cap badge feature Mercury (Latin: Mercurius), the winged messenger of the gods,...
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from wearing individual squadron county yeomanry cap badges to a unified single Regimental cap badge. When Sophie, Countess of Wessex was granted arms...
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rating lacks a cap badge, as is the case with the sailor cap it replaces. A Sikh Royal Air Force officer with an officer's cap badge on a turban. Royal...
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Intelligence Branch (section Branch cap badge)
Intelligence Corps badge is also found in the branch badge, further preserving historic ties. The compass rose shape of the badge draws notice to the...
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'Death or Glory Boys', came from their cap badge and was known as "the motto". This was the combined cap badges of the two antecedent regiments, and features...
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