Royal Warwickshire Regiment officer’s service dress collar badge, 1902–1968 pattern. This distinctive piece of British Army regimental insignia represents the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, the historic infantry regiment descended from the 6th Regiment of Foot. The regiment’s badges are particularly recognisable for their association with the antelope and coronet device, one of the defining symbols of the Warwickshire Regiment.
The badge is an officer’s pattern intended for wear on the collar of the service dress uniform. Officers’ insignia was generally produced to a finer standard than other ranks’ examples, executed in bronze, and surviving service dress collar badges are of particular interest to collectors of British Army officer’s insignia, regimental badges and uniform equipment.
The 1902–1968 designation covers a particularly important period in the regiment’s history, encompassing the First World War, the inter-war years, the Second World War and the post-war British Army. The regiment retained its historic identity until 1963, when it became the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers, before being amalgamated into the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in 1968.
This collar badge is suitable for collectors of Royal Warwickshire Regiment insignia, officers’ collar badges, British Army badges, British infantry regimental insignia, WWI militaria, WWII militaria and British officer’s uniform items. It would make a useful addition to a collection of Royal Warwickshire Regiment badges or early twentieth-century British Army officer’s insignia.
Dimensions
Approx. 56mm × 36mm
Condition
Good original condition, with light age-related wear and surface marks consistent with previous use and storage. The detailing remains well defined, and the badge retains its original character.
