Can anyone help?

[BennytheBall]

I was at our St david's day Dinner just last friday night when one of our guest was trying to explain to me about his grandfathers cap badge, the explanation goes as follows:

Crown on top
EXCEL
Rifle Brigade Matese Cross
South Africa 1900-03
In centre the Light Infantry Bugle badge
around the the LI Badge 12th County of London
in a banner type design the word RANGERS is inscripted in the middle.

Can anyone give info on the cap badge Regiment etc:

Many Thanks
BennytheBall

[ivor43]

Benny,
have a look at this link


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WW1-THE-LO...p2047675.l2557


ivor
Vori 101

[Gwyn Nicholas]

[dcdl12976]

12th County of London Battalion (The Rangers) (the London Regiment 1908 to 1922) no other info im afraid

[dcdl12976]

By the way if anyone needs help identifying a cap badge i have a copy of Headress Badges ot the British Army volume one up to the end og the great war by Arthur L kipling and Hugh L King

[dcdl12976]

Cant vouch for the accuracythis but heres some info i found.

he 1/12th (The Rangers) Battalion, The London Regiment was a Territorial unit with their HQ at 14 Chenies Street serving with 3rd London Brigade, 1st London Division when war broke out in August 1914. They moved on mobilisation to Bullswater, moving in September to Crowborough. In October, they were employed in guarding the Waterloo-North Camp railway at Aldershot railway. In December they moved to Roehampton to prepare for deployment overseas. On the 25th of December 1914 they left the Division and proceeded to France, landing at Le Havre. They joined 84th Brigade, 28th Division on the 8th of February 1915 who were concentrating in the area between Bailleul and Hazebrouck. In 1915 they were in action in The Second Battle of Ypres and on the 20th of May the battalion transferred to GHQ Troops and formed a composite unit with the 1/5th and 1/13th Londons, resuming identity on the 11th of August. On the 12th of February 1916 the 12th Londons transferred to the reforming 168th Brigade, 56th (London) Division who were concentrating in the Hallencourt area in February. In 1916 they were in action on The Somme taking part in the diversionary attack at Gommecourt on the 1st of July. Also The Battle of Ginchy, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval in which the Division captured Combles and The Battle of the Transloy Ridges. In 1917 they were in action during The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line and the Battles of Arras in April, then The Battle of Langemarck in August, then the Cambrai Operations in November. On the 31st of January 1918 they transferred to 175th Brigade, 58th (2/1st London) Division and absorbed the disbanding 2/12th Londons. They were in action in The Battle of St Quentin and engaged in other actions on the Somme, The Battle of the Avre, The Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, The Battle of Amiens, The Battle of Albert, The Second Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Epehy and the Final Advance in Artois. At the Armistice the Division had crossed the River Scheldt with the advanced units being south of Ath. They remained in the Peruwelz area until demobilisation.

1/12th London Regt (The Rangers) (Col A D Bayliffe CMG, TD)

Col A D Bayliffe CMG, TD

1859 40th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers (Central London Rifle Rangers) raised at Gray's Inn 1860-1861 formed part of 3rd Administrative Battalion with 39th Corps 1880 22nd Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps (Central London Rangers) 1881 8th Volunteer Battalion of The King's Royal Rifle Corps 1891 22nd Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps (Central London Rangers) 1908 12th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (The Rangers) transferred to T.F. with HQ at Bedford Square, London 1914 12th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (The Rangers) was mobilised at Chenies Street, London on 4 Aug 1914. Arrived in France January 1915, then G.H.Q. troops then: 84th Brigade, 28th Division (Feb 15th)

[BennytheBall]

Gentlemen Many Thanks I sure this is the badge and regiment I will pass on this info to him, once again many thanks for your research and rapid response.

Best Regards
BennytheBall

Just an update the information and the cap badge is correct and the guest would like to thank all those that were involved with the research.