Cloth Badges

Below are some examples of cloth badges (cap and shoulder) used by the Worcestershire Regiment from 1857 to 1964.

Forage Cap Badge (1857-1873)

 

 

29th Regiment Cap Badge (1873-1881)

 

Worcestershire Regiment
Cap Badge 1883-1902

 

Militia Cap Badge (1890)

 

Worcestershire Volunteer Regtiment
Shoulder Title Badge (1915-1918)

 

Shoulder Title Badge (1940)

Sharp Shooters Badge (1886)

3rd Battalion Title Badge (1914-1918)

Shoulder Title Badge (1960's)

Worcestershire Regt. (1945-1964)

 

Home Guard (1955)

 

Malaya Shoulder Title (1950-53)

 

11th Battalion Shoulder Badge (1942-43)

 

1st Battalion Shoulder Badge (1944-1947)

 

INFORMATION RELATING TO THE ABOVE BADGES

FORAGE CAP BADGE 1857-1873

In 1857 the 29th Regiment

CAP BADGE 1873-1881

In 1873 the 29th Regiment adopted this new cap badge. Permission to use this badge was authorised on the 12th August 1873 by the Commander-in-Chief, Horse Guards, War Office, London. This badge was used on the Officers' forage cap. A gold embroidered star of garter, with Royal motto, solid silver lion device in the centre, and a gold embroidered "29" below the star. A similar device was used on an officers' shoulder-strap, the garter and lion was on blue enamel.

WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT CAP BADGE 1883-1902

This badge was worn on the forage cap by officers' of both the Regular and Militia battalions from 1883 to 1902. A smaller version of this badge was also worn as a collar badge on officers' Mess Dress. An earlier version of this badge was used from 1881 to 1883 the only difference being that the garter and lion was centred on blue enamel as opposed to black cloth.

MILITIA CAP BADGE 1890

The Worcestershire Militia used a Tower cap badge in 1890. The emblem was gold embroidered on a bright blue background. Although the Militia tried to maintain some independence by still using their Tower motif, this was superseded in 1891.

WORCESTERSHIRE VOLUNTEER REGIMENT (1915-1918)

Used

SHARP SHOOTER BADGE (1886)

This arm badge was worn by men of the Worcestershire Rifles Volunteers in 1886. This badge was a sharp shooters award.

3rd BATTALION SHOULDER TITLE (1914-1918)

During the First World War 1914-1918 soldiers of the 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment wore a black or dark green shoulder title with 'WORCESTERSHIRE' and the regimental motto 'FIRM' embroidered in white stitching. The top corners of the patch were also clipped.

SHOULDER TITLE BADGE (1960's)

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SHOULDER TITLE BADGE (1939-1964)

 

SHOULDER TITLE BADGE (1945-1964)

WORCESTERSHIRE HOME GUARD (1955)

Worcestershire raised five Home Guard battalion and each one had their number below "WORCESTERSHIRE". The example here if of the 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Home Guard.

SHOULDER TITLE MALAYA 1950-1953

During the Malaya Emergency in 1950-1953 the 1st Battalion of the regiment used this unofficial arm title on battledress. Embroidered in white stitching on a red cloth strip.

11th BATTALION SHOULDER TITLE 1942-1943

During the Second World War the 11th Battalion of the Worcestershire Regiment used this unofficial regimental motto badge as a shoulder title. The regimental motto 'FIRM' was embroidered in white on a green curved strip.

1st BATTALION SHOULDER TITLE BADGE (1944-1947)

During the Second World War the introduction of battledress brought about the re-introduction of an embroidered arm title. The above example is an alternative version which used white printing in stead of embroidered white stitching. This was used by all battalions of the regiment.

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