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This is the category page for Cap badges of the British Army. Media in category "British Army Cap badges" The following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total.
Plastic cap badges were introduced during the Second World War, when metals became strategic materials.Nowadays many cap badges in the British Army are made of a material called "stay-brite" (anodised aluminium, anodising is an electro-plating process resulting in lightweight shiny badge), this is used because it is cheap, flexible and does not require as much maintenance as brass badges.
The regiment was formed in 1994 by the amalgamation of the Gloucestershire Regiment and the Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire). [1]It was the only regiment in the British Army whose members were permitted to wear a cap badge on both the front and the rear of their headdress.
Turbans are worn by Sikh members of the British Armed Forces. Sikh service members wearing turbans. The turban of the junior rating lacks a cap badge, as is the case with the sailor cap it replaces.
After the Crimean War (30 January 1855), the War Office ordered different rank badges for British general, staff officers and regimental officers. It was the first complete set of rank badges to be used by the British Army. Field Marshal: Two rows of one inch wide oak-leaf designed lace on the collar with crossed baton above the wreath in silver.
All personnel in 16 Air Assault Brigade, regardless of parent cap-badge, wear a 3x3” Drop Zone Flash where a TRF would normally be placed on the left arm. These DZ Flashes are allocated on the basis of unit, not of cap-badge. These DZ flashes are set by Bde HQ. In most instances they are unrelated to the unit’s ‘Corps TRF’.
There are 13 cavalry regiments of the British Army each with its own unique cap badge, regimental traditions, and history. Of the currently nine regular cavalry regiments, two serve as armoured regiments , three as armoured cavalry regiments, three as light cavalry , and one as a mounted ceremonial regiment.
The RLC cap badge is an amalgamation of the cap badges of the forming corps: [5] The laurel and garter band is from the Royal Engineers; The Indian star is from the Royal Corps of Transport; The shield in the centre is from the Royal Army Ordnance Corps; The crossed axes are from the Royal Pioneer Corps