Various insignia from the Crown Lane archive

These all came from Crown Lane, but it is impossible to be certain who they belonged to. I am fairly certain they did not belong to Albert Mackie. And no military medals have come to light for Bill Warden. Only the first is definitely his.

This definitely belonged to Bill Warden. "W. Warden" is scratched on the back. Maker's inscription W.O. LEWIS, HOWARD STREET, BIRM is stamped on the back. W.O. Lewis (Badges) Limited was established in 1832 and is still in production today
http://www.lewisbadges.co.uk/

According to http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_Royal_fusiliers_cap_badge this must be the badge of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London) pre WWII or 1952. "The badge of the Royal Fusiliers (City Of London) is the brass with the basic shape of a flaming grenade with a King's Crown on the base of the flame. In the round body of the grenade is a Tudor Rose with a band around it with the following inscription: HONI SOIT QUI MALY PENSE"

The inscription is OLD CONTEMPTIBLES ASSOCIATION, AUG 5 TO NOV 22 1914. The origin of the term Old Contemptibles is given here http://www.firstworldwar.com/atoz/oldcontemptibles.htm . According to http://www.eastreading.com/neighbour/cemetery/index.shtml "They were deployed from Aug 5 (when the ring fortress of Liège was first attacked) to Nov 22 when the crises of the battle of Ypres finally developed into the stagnation and horror of trench warfare."

Stamped on the rear are "672", "REG. NO." followed by six numbers, indistinct, but the last thre are "347" and "JVC&CO LTD, LONDON". I presume the latter indicates the maker, but it is difficult to track down any further details about them. Google search results for JVC are dominated by the electronics company.

Inscriptions are "CONCORDIA VICTRIX" (translates as "Harmony is Conqueror"), "FIRST SURREY RIFLES", "21ST COUNTY OF LONDON". There appears to be a four digit number, presumably a year, on the lower arm of the cross, but it is indistinct. Here is an interesting blog entry about this regiment http://armyservicenumbers.blogspot.com/2009/01/21st-county-of-london-battalion-london.html

WWI cap badge of the Army Service Corps