Cap Badge Variants
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c1908-15
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Officer's White metal
Originally a 1st pattern Collar badge, then used as a Cap badge.
K&K 1318
The crest of the Prince Consort with a scroll above inscribed
Leicestershire and a scroll below this inscribed Prince
Albert's Own I.Y. Below this a third scroll inscribed South
Africa 1900-02. *Also found in White Silver
Collar Badge 1908-27 (see below), and bronze Cap & Collar
1915-27 (see below).
* This is a reference to the
"un-classified" pattern collar
badge produced in 1908, that replaced "I.Y."
on the right scroll with "YEO". This pattern was then used to
produce a bronze OSD badge c1915 to 1928 and then a later Other
Ranks gilding-metal cap badge (to replace the O/R economy badge
KK1423) post c1920 to 1928.
Bronze OSD c1915-28, maker unknown.
Bronzed metal cast cap/collar badge, this copy has been taken
directly from the Officers IY collar badge and had the change
"YEO" put into the top/lower right ribbon end. Its hard to tell
if this is a genuine badge made for Officers serving c1915-19 or
if its a copy made for the collectors market in the mid 20th
century (the white braize around the loops indicates a copy)?
Officers white metal (unmarked silver) 1911 Coronation Cap
Badge.
Other Ranks
Other Ranks White Metal 1911 Coronation Cap Badge.
O/R's
Gilding Metal
K&K 1422
Within a laurel-wreath the letters LY surmounted by an Imperial
crown. On the wreath, scrolls inscribed South Africa, 1900,
1901-2. below, a scroll inscribed Prince Albert's Own. In
gilding-metal (as shown above), and also in white-metal.
(lacquered by previous owner)
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