Bullion Badges
LDYOfficers :-
Scarlet Backing = Side Cap and Army Blue = Beret Badge.
Makers: Hand & Lock, London.
Pattern dated 24th of June 1957 from LDYPAO Regiment, Hand &
Lock Ref: MIL.016, the above are made post 1992.
LDYPAO Regiment Officers bullion cap badge
Metal Badges
Officers Gilt & Silver, x2 loops E/W.
Other Ranks Patch Badge
B (LDYPAO) Squadron, The Royal Yeomanry & F (LDYPAO) Squadron,
ACF
Other Ranks A/A - H.W.TIMINGS LTD Birmingham
Post 1970 LDYPAO (7th (V) Royal Anglian & The Royal Yeomanry)
Other Ranks A/A - J.R.GAUNT Birmingham
Post 1970 LDYPAO (7th (V) Royal Anglian & The Royal Yeomanry)
* Made for J R Gaunt in Birmingham by sub contractors H W
Timings Ltd.
Other Ranks A/A - J.R.GAUNT B'HAM (Going down)
Other Ranks A/A - J.R.GAUNT B'HAM (Going up)
Other Ranks A/A - J.R.GAUNT LONDON
IWM Catalogue number: NS 2210
Production date: 1961
Materials badge: anodised aluminium
FULL NAME: badge, standard pattern, Leicestershire and
Derbyshire (Prince Albert's Own) Yeomanry
SIMPLE NAME: badge, headdress: British
Creator:
JR Gaunt London
Category: uniforms and insignia
Card reverse: inscribed ISC Bingham 20/12/67 followed
by initials (illegible) (3625 deleted)
Card front: badge, pouch, card, seal
Badge: a rose surmounted by a queen's crown;
superimposed thereon the crest of the Prince Consort; below the
rose a scroll inscribed The Leicestershire & Derbyshire
Yeomanry.
Pouch:
cloth pouch to protect badge.
Card: Inspectorate of Stores and Clothing Pattern No.
18437 Pattern No. 18437 Spec. No. UK/CIC/2124D Cat. No. (CB 7936
deleted) 8455-99 -973-9507 Standard; inscribed, Badges
(Organization inserted) Cap Leicestershire & Derbyshire Yeomanry
(TA) Anodised Aluminium; approved by ORD 17B 17-1-1961;
authority given as 54/RAC/231 NV/82/081; signed A Harrison
4.5.62.
Seal:
the shield of the Arms of the Board of Ordnance.
Card attached: THE LEICESTERSHIRE &
DERBYSHIRE YEOMANRY
Other Ranks (2 piece) A/A - FIRMIN LONDON
Other Ranks (Bi-Metal ) 1957-63
Face painted brown for tactical use by a soldier.
Senior NCO's Chromed cap badge worn in the Beret. This bi-metal
badge would have been purchased from the QM and then privately
chromed, probably at a local Garage. The badge was then worn
with a scarlet backing in the Beret. This practice was common
amongst the Royal Armoured Corps Regiments of the time, the
chrome protected the badge and was hard wearing with the added
benefit of keeping its shine in all conditions and would stand
out on the blue Beret of the LDYPAO.
(Many thanks to Stephen Risby for the photos)
Other Ranks (Bi-Metal ) 1957-63
* Please note: The Cap and collar badges shown above are for the
Officers, they are silver and gilt. The buttons for "All Ranks"
were staybright. The other ranks would have worn the
bi-metal cap badge with a white metal collar for the
Leicestershire Squadrons and a white metal "Kings Crown" collar
for the Derbyshire Squadrons (held over from the DY). The Other
Ranks were issued with staybright LDYPAO collars post 1963.
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