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| The display below is of various [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cliffecastlemus_051.jpg Military Cap Badges] located in the first floor corridor in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliffe_Castle_Museum Cliffe Castle Museum in Keighley, West Yorkshire]. To aid in identifying different regiments, various crests, colors, badges, etc. were adopted by each regiment. | | The display below is of various [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cliffecastlemus_051.jpg Military Cap Badges] located in the first floor corridor in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliffe_Castle_Museum Cliffe Castle Museum in Keighley, West Yorkshire]. To aid in identifying different regiments, various crests, colors, badges, etc. were adopted by each regiment. |
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| <br>[[Image:Cliffecastlemus 051.jpg|220x273px|Cliffecastlemus 051.jpg]] '''British Military Crests and Badges''' | | <br>[[Image:Cliffecastlemus 051.jpg|220x273px|Cliffecastlemus 051.jpg]] '''British Military Crests and Badges''' |
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| ''These insignas help in identifying the correct regiment to look for an ancestor''. | | ''These insignas help in identifying the correct regiment to look for an ancestor''. |
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| There are a number of publications as well as online references to aid in identifying the exact regiment connected with the military crest or badge left behind by those ancestors who fought so bravely for their country. | | There are a number of publications as well as online references to aid in identifying the exact regiment connected with the military crest or badge left behind by those ancestors who fought so bravely for their country. |
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| *[http://books.google.com/books/about/Discovering_British_Military_Badges_and.html?id=H1Mym2l6fb0C Discovering British Military Badges and Buttons] by Robert Wilkinson-Latham (2008) | | *[http://books.google.com/books/about/Discovering_British_Military_Badges_and.html?id=H1Mym2l6fb0C Discovering British Military Badges and Buttons] by Robert Wilkinson-Latham (2008) |
| *[http://www.arbeia.demon.co.uk/srs/collect/badges/atoz1.htm British Military Badges and Insignia]: Website with just an index of cap badges only | | *[http://www.arbeia.demon.co.uk/srs/collect/badges/atoz1.htm British Military Badges and Insignia]: Website with just an index of cap badges only |
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