AS an ex-Englishman, I am a collector of British Army cap badges and wonder if readers can supply information on one which was among some I bought recently.

It is metal, brown in colour, with the King's crown, three royal lions in the centre and a Lancashire rose between the words 'Lancashire Volunteers, Wigan Corps.'

I would like to know if the badge is a military or civilian one and would be grateful for any history concerning it.

JAMES TORDOFF, 608 Holiday Circle, Pineville, Louisiana, USA, 71360.

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