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BADGE
Unique ID: DUR-3B9605
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A possible Modern collar badge c.AD1900-1920.
It appears incomplete, or possibly mis-cast. It has a semi-circular lower section, with the rounded end at the base. At the top is a trefoil motif, with hollows in each foil on the front.
Reviewing this record in September 2021, Peter Hart suggests this could possibly be a collar badge of the Durham Light Infantry's 6th Battalion, the lower section of the badge representing the distinctive Light Infantry bugle horn.Citing Colin Churchill, Hart further notes of the Durham Light Infantry's 6th Battalion that "During their short existence they designed their own collar badge and went so far as having a trial die made in lead".
The 6th Battalion of the DLI was formed in 1908 from the old 2nd Volunteer Battalion DLI, and was a Territorial Force battalion with headquarters in Bishop Auckland and eight companies in drill halls in Barnard Castle, Consett, Crook, Spennymoor, Stanhope, and Bishop Auckland. The 6th fought with distinction during the 1st World war, including at Ypres and on the Somme, suffering heavy losses. The battalion was finally disbanded in France on 6 November 1918. (see: https://www.durhamatwar.org.uk/story/12537/)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1900
Date to: Circa AD 1918
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.98 mm
Width: 34.63 mm
Thickness: 9.17 mm
Weight: 51.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 6th February 2010 - Saturday 6th February 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
District: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Durham Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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