WW2 British Royal Armoured Corps Cirencester Officers’ Training Corps Cap Badge

The WW2 British Royal Armoured Corps Cirencester Officers’ Training Corps Cap Badge is an original insignia issued during the Second World War. This badge was worn by members of the Officers’ Training Corps (OTC) based at Cirencester, an institution responsible for preparing officer cadets for service in the Royal Armoured Corps. The badge typically features the emblem associated with the Royal Armoured Corps: a stylized representation of a tank within a laurel wreath, surmounted by a king’s crown, and often includes a scroll bearing the unit’s designation. Manufactured in brass or white metal, such badges were affixed to the service dress caps of cadets and officers in training. The badge represents both the connection of the Cirencester OTC to the broader Armoured Corps and the distinctive identity of the training unit. Items of this type provide a material link to the history of British armoured warfare and officer training during World War II.