India
Cap and Collar badges
Officer's Pattern badges 1934 - 1947
When the Indian Signal Corps was raised on the 15th February 1911 the Corps was made up of a mixture of British and Indian service men. They retained the uniform and badges of the units from which they had been posted, until in 1928 when the Corps was permitted to wear Royal Corps of Signals badges and buttons.
The wearing of the Royal Corps of Signals insignia continued until in 1934 when the Indian Signal Corps was formerly permitted an insignia of its own.
The wearing of the Royal Corps of Signals insignia continued until in 1934 when the Indian Signal Corps was formerly permitted an insignia of its own.
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Right: Officers of the Indian Signal Corps were permitted to wear a Bronze cap badge on their Service Dress caps like the Officers of the Royal Corps of Signals. This is an example of a die struck bronze officers cap badge. Many of the Indian Signal Corps badges were locally made and were of a cast construction and often a poorer quality. Below: are a pair of officer’s Service Dress collars locally made of cast brass and white metal over painted in bronze. The brass and white metal showing through on the wear surfaces and edges. |
[Colin Hodgkins collection IND 0014]
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[Colin Hodgkins collection IND 0041]
Right: is a die struck right collar in brass and white metal over painted with a bronze paint. |
[Colin Hodgkins collection IND 0015]
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Right: Officer’s silver and gilt die struck cap badge with slide fixing. Below: an officers locally made cast all gilt left collar badge 
[Colin Hodgkins collection IND 0012]
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[Colin Hodgkins collection IND 0018]
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