What are the badges??

**kelly smith** · 08-01-08, 10:38

Hello all

Was just wondering if any one knew what the badges were on Grandads sleeve Esspecially the star?

**Pilgrim** · 08-01-08, 12:26

Kelly, what nationality was your Grandfather? The three stripes would indicate that he was a sergeant, the star could indicate he was a staff sergeant but I do not know what the coloured flashes mean. The whole uniform does'nt look british to me

**Darksecretz** · 08-01-08, 12:30

Well,

a guess he was a sergeant the three chevrons indicate this, perhaps the colours on the boards, indicate he was a colour sergeant?

**kelly smith** · 08-01-08, 12:30

Hello Pilgrim
He was British but I know he was stationed all over the world he spent some time in Germany and India as well as alot of other places that people have mentioned to me, I know he was in the RTR as it was the only part of his army life he ever spoke about and still wore his tank badge on a blazor when he was in his eightys.
Just wish I could find out a bit more about his army life!

**kelly smith** · 08-01-08, 12:31

Hi Julie sorry ingorance on my behalf! whats a colour sergeant?

**Darksecretz** · 08-01-08, 12:35

after a bit of hunting

Regimental quartermaster-sergeants wore four chevrons on the lower sleeve, point upwards, with a star above, but adopted the crown when they too became warrant officers class II in 1915. In their case, however, the crown was surrounded by a wreath. Regimental sergeant-majors, who before the Boer War had worn four chevrons with a crown, were given in 1902 the badge of a single large crown on the lower arm, but adopted a small version of the Royal arms in its place in 1915 when they became warrant officers class I.

you will need to look at section 2, ORIGINS

British Army Other Ranks rank insignia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

**Darksecretz** · 08-01-08, 12:38

I think your best bet would be to PM "Don.t" he is a member here and knows alot about identifiying stuff,

dunno what a colour sergeant is perhaps Don will enlighten us?

Have seen them mentioned before, but am at a loss, sorry