Ordnance Insignia of the British Army
RAOC
Scottish TA Pipe Band Insignia
Between 1957/58 and 1967, two RAOC Scottish TA Companies raised
Pipe Bands,
the following insignia is known to have been produced and worn by
them:
Left - Non Mall Marked Silver Cap Badge
believed to have been worn by the Pipe Majors.
Right - White Metal with Brass Slider Cap
Badge, worn in the Pipers Glengarry
Locally produced Plaid Brooch with
1949 - 1953 Bi-Metal Cap Badge
as its centre.
Produced for
12 (GS) Company (V) Edinburgh
(Picture - John McKenzie
Collection)
Front and Rear view of officially produced Plaid Brooch
with a Silver Plated 1953 Pattern Badge at its centre.
Believed to have been used by both
12 (GS) Company (V) Edinburgh
and
51 Ordnance Field Park (V) Glasgow
Information on Scottish RAOC TA Pipe Bands
taken from:
The RAOC T.A. Presence in Scotland and their Pipe Bands,
1950-1967 by John McKenzie
First Published in Crown Imperial 1999 and reproduced here by the
kind permisson of John McKenzie and the Editor.
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