ajmac Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I am still digging through boxes following the house move, which was over six months ago, it takes ages! Today I cleared some more space for the Loyd in the workshop and found this old cap badge (see photo). My Great Aunt (who died last year) gave it to me in about 2000 having found it when clearing out some of her husbands things, she thought it belonged to her father in law. What is the history behind it? I was surprised to find an armoured car on a badge from the navy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Oh LOVLEY!!! The Royal Navy Armoured Car detachment were the forerunners of all British Armoured Units. They were the ones who ran the Type B buses up to Belgium at the start of WW1. :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 The RNAS were indeed famous for their armoured cars. The first Rolls Royce armoured car. http://www.rrec.org.uk/Cars/Rolls-Royce_Armoured_Cars/Armoured_Cars_in_Action.php Article complete with your cap badge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 When the Army blagged the Tank as thier toy there was a lot of effort to recruit memebers of the RN Armoured Car group to join them. Didn't work because the Navy paid thier men as Petty Officers and the Army were offering a Privates pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charawacky Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Questions RNAS? Aircraft? Year? Translation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0ozs Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Translated Caption: "English Aeroplane, dragged/towed by an armoured car" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 English aircraft towed by armoured car. Edit- Ninja'd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I think it's one of the RNAS's improvised armoured cars, a Clement-Talbot. The plane? Very hard to say. Early war, 4-blade prop, I'm guessing it's a BE2C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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