My british Side cap

**Steelhead10** · 11-09-2013, 09:50 AM

This was given to me by my grandma her dad fought in the first world war and was in the home guard in the second world war this is apparently his side cap from the home guard the ink stamp part you cant see is 243 and a w in front of the broad arrow

**Jerry B** · 11-09-2013, 09:56 AM

Cool cap to have. The letter above the arrow mark is the date. I can't quite see if it is an O or a Q, O=1942 and Q=1940.

The W in front of the arrow is part of WD for war department, the numbers below are a makers or inspectors code.

**Steelhead10** · 11-09-2013, 10:00 AM

thanks its a Q

**Jerry B** · 11-09-2013, 10:06 AM

by Steelhead10

thanks its a Q

1940 then, a nice early issue example. Do you know which area he served in, as the HG wore the cap badge of their local county regiment.

**Steelhead10** · 11-09-2013, 10:11 AM

no but il ask my grandma next time i see her i know in ww1 he was a sapper in the royal engineers i have 2 of his ww1 medals and his prayer book that he acquired in the trenches its the oldest thing i own the prayer book dated 1871

**Steelhead10** · 11-10-2013, 07:16 PM

I found out he was in the Sherwood Foresters the Notts and Derbys 10th battalion

**Jerry B** · 11-10-2013, 07:27 PM

by Steelhead10

I found out he was in the Sherwood Foresters the Notts and Derbys 10th battalion

Glad you could find out, I assume that is the 10th HG Bn? They would have worn the standard Sherwood cap badge as far as I am aware which should be easy to get if you don't have the original badge and want to replace it.

**Steelhead10** · 11-10-2013, 07:29 PM

I just found an original for £11.80p

**Jerry B** · 11-10-2013, 08:17 PM

by Steelhead10

I just found an original for £11.80p

Cool, that sounds about right, show us some pics when you have if you will?

**Steelhead10** · 11-11-2013, 06:43 AM

k IL show you some pics when it arrives at the moment i have a Queen Elizabeth II royal engineers cap badge but i`m trying to make it look like it would