badge, sample pattern, Welch Regiment

description

Physical description

badge, card, seal badge: the Prince of Wales's plume coronet and motto; below a scroll inscribed The Welch card: headed Chief Inspectorate of Clothing Pattern No. 12411 Sample; handwritten inscription at top of card, CB (0381 deleted) 4094; handwritten inscription beneath badge, Badges Cap Plastic Welch R.; dated 14/2/43; authority given as 54/Misc/4662; signed CA Bird seal: the shield of the Arms of the Board of Ordnance encircled Chief Inspector

History note

badge: example of war time economy badge produced in brown plastic to simulate gilding metal

Moulded

ICH DIEN THE WELCH

Object details

Category

Uniforms and insignia

Creator

A Stanley and Sons, Walsall

Production date

1943

Materials

Badge: metal

Badge: plastic

Catalogue number

INS 1268

Object associations

Associated people and organisations

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