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Cap Badge Identification
« on: Sunday 01 October 17 13:04 BST (UK) »
Anyone able to identify the regiment from this photo. It's all I have I am afraid. It is post WW2 so I hope it's ok to ask here. The soldier was in Korea during national service days.

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Re: Cap Badge Identification
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 04 October 17 19:06 BST (UK) »
Here is a better one but image is poor.

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Re: Cap Badge Identification
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 05 October 17 00:49 BST (UK) »
Black beret usually signifies a member of Royal Armoured Corps but that only narrows it down to a handful of Regiments.

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Re: Cap Badge Identification
« Reply #3 on: Friday 06 October 17 00:57 BST (UK) »
Good morning,

There were only 5 armoured regts in Korea and the badge, although very indistinct, doesn't look like any of them.

It appears to have a round centre and there is a glint of light above that so I think Royal Fusiliers. But could also possibly be RE.

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Re: Cap Badge Identification
« Reply #4 on: Friday 06 October 17 18:52 BST (UK) »
Thanks to both. My hunch was that it was a Fusiliers badge. I did check what regiments were in Korea and noticed that the Fusiliers were there.
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