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Using the link above and going to full resolution, one can view the actual names on some of the labels.  
Using the link above and going to full resolution, one can view the actual names on some of the labels.  


''These insignias help in identifying the correct regiment to look for an ancestor''.  
''These insignas help in identifying the correct regiment to look for an ancestor''.  


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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Identification Aids  
Identification Aids  


*''Discovering British Military Badges and Buttons,'' by Robert Wilkinson-Latham (2008). {{WorldCat|865883623|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.
*[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  



Revision as of 14:50, 14 June 2022

The display below is of various Military Cap Badges located in the first floor corridor in the Cliffe Castle Museum in Keighley, West Yorkshire. To aid in identifying different regiments, various crests, colors, badges, etc. were adopted by each regiment.


Cliffecastlemus 051.jpg British Military Crests and Badges


Using the link above and going to full resolution, one can view the actual names on some of the labels.

These insignas help in identifying the correct regiment to look for an ancestor.

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.

Identification Aids


What type of badges or crests have been left to you?


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