Royal Army Dental Corps hat bagdes – Lot of two (2). United Kingdom (UK)
1. Royal Army Dental Corps bi-metal hat badge. King’s crown. Circa 1921 to 1953. Two lugs intact.
2. Royal Army Dental Corps bi-metal hat badge. Queen’s crown. Circa 1953 to 2023. Slider intact.
In 1901, with dental care becoming increasingly sophisticated, dentists were eventually formed into a distinct service within the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). In 1921, in recognition of their services, dentists were withdrawn from the RAMC to form a corps of their own. Dentists served in all the main theatres of the Second World War (1939-45). Their contribution during this conflict gained the Dental Corps a ‘Royal’ prefix in 1946. The dragon and the corps motto, 'Ex Dentibus Ensis' (‘From the teeth, a sword’), both refer to an Ancient Greek legend. Cadmus, a mythical king, and founder of Thebes is said to have buried the teeth of a slain dragon only for a host of armed men to spring suddenly from the ground.
1. Royal Army Dental Corps bi-metal hat badge. King’s crown. Circa 1921 to 1953. Two lugs intact.
2. Royal Army Dental Corps bi-metal hat badge. Queen’s crown. Circa 1953 to 2023. Slider intact.
In 1901, with dental care becoming increasingly sophisticated, dentists were eventually formed into a distinct service within the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). In 1921, in recognition of their services, dentists were withdrawn from the RAMC to form a corps of their own. Dentists served in all the main theatres of the Second World War (1939-45). Their contribution during this conflict gained the Dental Corps a ‘Royal’ prefix in 1946. The dragon and the corps motto, 'Ex Dentibus Ensis' (‘From the teeth, a sword’), both refer to an Ancient Greek legend. Cadmus, a mythical king, and founder of Thebes is said to have buried the teeth of a slain dragon only for a host of armed men to spring suddenly from the ground.
1. Royal Army Dental Corps bi-metal hat badge. King’s crown. Circa 1921 to 1953. Two lugs intact.
2. Royal Army Dental Corps bi-metal hat badge. Queen’s crown. Circa 1953 to 2023. Slider intact.
In 1901, with dental care becoming increasingly sophisticated, dentists were eventually formed into a distinct service within the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). In 1921, in recognition of their services, dentists were withdrawn from the RAMC to form a corps of their own. Dentists served in all the main theatres of the Second World War (1939-45). Their contribution during this conflict gained the Dental Corps a ‘Royal’ prefix in 1946. The dragon and the corps motto, 'Ex Dentibus Ensis' (‘From the teeth, a sword’), both refer to an Ancient Greek legend. Cadmus, a mythical king, and founder of Thebes is said to have buried the teeth of a slain dragon only for a host of armed men to spring suddenly from the ground.
