What's this cap Badge

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alanp

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Hi, my grandmother found this old cap badge of my Grandfather but can't remember which regiment he served with. Can anyone help me with this question. I can see a lion holding a sort of carriage wheel. It's standing on a leek, rose, oak leaf?, and a thistle. Any help would be much appreciated.
 
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alanp said:
Hi, my grandmother found this old cap badge of my Grandfather but can't remember which regiment he served with. Can anyone help me with this question. I can see a lion holding a sort of carriage wheel. It's standing on a leek, rose, oak leaf?, and a thistle. Any help would be much appreciated.
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need more details... country of service, time frames...

eg without knowing any of that it looks like it was colonial, sub continental etc....
 
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alanp

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well she thought it was possibly an ordnance corps?? he was in from around 1942 till early 50's i think definately UK though
 
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alanp said:
well she thought it was possibly an ordnance corps?? he was in from around 1942 till early 50's i think definately UK though
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Are you certain about it being a UK badge? I just went through ~900 UK badges from ~1914-1960, and did not come across the badge pictured. Additionally, the crown used in a British badge is usually the Tudor Crown (pre-Ascension of Queen Elizabeth II) or the St. Edwards Crown (post-Ascension), and the crown in the badg does not resemble either type of crown.

-Cheers
 
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Todjaeger said:
Are you certain about it being a UK badge? I just went through ~900 UK badges from ~1914-1960, and did not come across the badge pictured. Additionally, the crown used in a British badge is usually the Tudor Crown (pre-Ascension of Queen Elizabeth II) or the St. Edwards Crown (post-Ascension), and the crown in the badg does not resemble either type of crown.

-Cheers
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I was initially thinking colonial due to the lion/dog and the wheel of fortune/life. hence why i thought maybe subcontinent.
 
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Aha, oh my poor grandmother bless her. well he did work for British rail after he was demobbed. Guess she was getting a bit mixed up. Thank you everybody for your efforts. Well done KILO 2-3. Cheers :)
 
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alanp said:
Hi, my grandmother found this old cap badge of my Grandfather but can't remember which regiment he served with. Can anyone help me with this question. I can see a lion holding a sort of carriage wheel. It's standing on a leek, rose, oak leaf?, and a thistle. Any help would be much appreciated.
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Your badge is a chromed version of the British Railways Cap Badge which is now obsolete. It was called the "Lion & Wheel" badge (obviously).
 
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