| Place | Europe: United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL/00022.001 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Badge |
| Physical description | Cotton fabric backing, Khaki woollen fabric, Woollen embroidery |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1910-1914 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 |
Sleeve badge: Artillery Cadet
Description
Cadet's embroidered sleeve badge (right hand). The badge is a wreath embroidered in brown and fawn on khaki woollen cloth. Between the arms of the wreath at the top, is a padded Imperial crown. In the centre is a cannon in right profile, above 'CADET'.
History / Summary
This badge forms a pair with REL/00022.019, and was in the collection of Sir Patrick Gordon Taylor. In Britain the badges were used solely by officer cadets of the Royal Military Academy (RMA) which is home of of the Royal Artillery. Cadets attended several years of instruction at the school before graduating into the Royal Artillery. A system of unique rank badges was used to distinguish the students. How the badges came to be in Taylor's possession is not known. He received his first military training as a cadet at The Armidale School in New South Wales. During the First World War, rejected for service by Australia, he served as a pilot with the Royal Flying Corps.
- Officer's service dress tunic : Captain P G Taylor, Royal Flying Corps
- Summer service dress tunic : Captain P G Taylor, Royal Flying Corps
- Breeches : Captain P G Taylor, Royal Flying Corps
- Winter service dress tunic : Captain P G Taylor, Royal Flying Corps
- Winter service dress trousers : Captain P G Taylor, Royal Flying Corps
- Officers maternity style jacket : Captain P G Taylor, Royal Flying Corps
- Detachable collar : Lt P G Taylor, RFC
- Sleeve badge: Royal Artillery Cadet
- Officers shirt: Lt P G Taylor, RFC
- Officer's shirt: Lt P G Taylor, RFC