Military; Cap Badge

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Military; Cap Badge

Entry/Object ID

2008.022.031

Description

Silver metal cap badge of the Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment. Two sprays of thistle supporting a scroll in the shape of a pointed arch, being the designation THE ESSEX AND KENT SCOTTISH; across the thistles a scroll bearing the motto SEMPER PARATUS [Always Ready]; in the centre a shield bearing in chief three seaxes barwise (alluding to the arms of the County Council of Essex) in base the White Horse of Kent; the whole surrounded by a lions head erased. Two brass shanks on reverse for fastening.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Beacon Community Services

Notes

Accession Date: 23-Apr-08 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

badge, cap; military; Essex & Kent badge

Class

Communications Objects - Personal Symbols - Status Symbols

Created By

Jones, Isabel

Create Date

August 6, 2008

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 15, 2025