Identity of cap badge & arm decoration?

Hi,
Can anyone identify the small cap badge photograph it was polished a lot, a coppery / brassy colour the reverse had the usual cap fitting bar but has been removed. (50mm x 45mm)

There is also what I believe is a wound stripe, reverse LUDLOW LONDON I think this must be 1st. WW but not sure when they were phased out.

Then the larger Coat of Arms, Brass with three points on the reverse for mounting. I was told that this was worn on the arm but do not know large and heavey (90mm x 80mm) if it is an insignia / rank emblem what would it be for.

All this still coming out of father's war box.
Bye Neil

 

Hi

Your first photo. I have as a Officers, a "General List and Public Relation Officer", the wound stripe would have been used in WW2, and by the Home Guard.

pioneer19

 

The metal wound stripe was indeed used in both wars and represents a strip of 'Russia braid' when worn in cloth form.

The Royal Coat of Arms badge could be WW1 or WW2; in WW1 it was also worn by Labour Corps units.

The other badge looks more like a Victorian, Royal Engineers other-ranks Helmet Plate, not an arm badge.

 

The wound stripe was of narrow gold braid set at an angle on the lower uniform sleeve. I have two of them. They went out of use in WW2 ending for somne reason. I dont know why.

 

The wound stripes ona WW2 uniform

 

front view

 

Brian,

Thank you for the photographs.

You most certainly earned your wound stripes.

How did you come by the "Sykes" Commando knife?

Regards
Tom

 

The wound stripes ona WW2 uniform

Looks really good, though it is a post war 49 pattern BD blouse.

 

That uniform top was gifted to me by an old Sgt major, to assist when I gave lectures on "The Normandy Campaign" To show how heavy it was and what a terrible thing to wear when soaked in water..

As assault troops we were all issued with comando knives...That is a replica, again for lecture purposes. My knife lost its tip opening a tin of soup!!!
Knives were easy to find anyway,. If there was any danger of capture the knives were got rid of FAST,The Hitler Edict that stated any commando captured should be executed immediately. We were not commandos but Assault troops.... but anyone with that knife was seen as one...They were very useful for peircing blistering hot soup cans!

 

Sapper

My wound stripe was just the narrow gold one without the red backing - that was also in 1944

Cheers

 

I cannot even recall where thaey came from Tom....The ensignia are genuine though. The white 49 ona blue background was the one for my company

 

Sorry to wade in here, but the wound stripes should be positioned vertically, not on an angle and I believe, also not with a backing.

They look American to me. Happy to be corrected here. Perhaps worth stating that the originally badged blouses immediately to hand here, have them positioned vertically.

 

Combover

My stripe was a narrow gold cloth worn vertically....
Cheers

 

Hi,
Your comment on the wound stripe interest me greatly. This is brass and I wonder about your comment of "looks American" their was a connection to the US my great uncle KIA but he didn't survive very long. I believe the stripe UK or US was wounded & returned to active service, is this correct.
Neil

 

Hi,
Your comment on the wound stripe interest me greatly. This is brass and I wonder about your comment of "looks American" their was a connection to the US my great uncle KIA but he didn't survive very long. I believe the stripe UK or US was wounded & returned to active service, is this correct.
Neil

Combover was refering to the ones on sappers batledress not the one in your post.

 

Lots of things are forgotten. We were issued with a "Kings Medal" That was given to war pensioners with war i juries .That was supposed to be replaced by a silver one..Some hopes

 

Dads 2 x wound stripes on lower arm, again without red backing.