Unknown Insignia - Can anyone help?

Discussion in 'General' started by WotNoChad?, Feb 20, 2009.

  1. WotNoChad?

    WotNoChad? Senior Member

    The lad was recently given these cloth patches from a family elder and I wondered if anyone had any idea. There might be a Rhodesian connection to them, given the history of that side of the family.

    Thanks in advance. :D


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    Edited as the answers roll in;

    1: 21st Army Group - thanks to Tom Canning
    2: London District HQ Southern Command, post 1945 - thanks to MilitaryCross & Arthur R (via gmic.co.uk )
    3: Shoeburyness Garrison - thanks to Arthur R (via gmic.co.uk )
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    5: Trade Grade - thanks to MilitaryCross, possibly RA according to Arthur R
    6: Military Staff, Ministry of Supply - thanks to Arthur R (via gmic.co.uk )
     
  2. Tom Canning

    Tom Canning WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    wotnochad

    #1 - is 21st Army Group - the others are unknown to me...
    Cheers
     
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  3. WotNoChad?

    WotNoChad? Senior Member

    Thank you sir. He'll be overjoyed at that, he's only 12 but he knows his Overlord, Market Garden, etc.
     
  4. handtohand22

    handtohand22 Senior Member

    21st Army Group 1945 had this.
     

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  5. WotNoChad?

    WotNoChad? Senior Member

    I thenk yew! Any chance of a shot of that whole thing?

    Have a feeling the very posh "B" might be a related Polish or Czech one - Although in symbology it does look like a trades badge.
     
  6. handtohand22

    handtohand22 Senior Member

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  7. WotNoChad?

    WotNoChad? Senior Member

    Thanks for that, much appreciated.
     
  8. militarycross

    militarycross Very Senior Member

  9. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    I like these threads:)

    No.3 Looks like a Artillery badge worn on a dress uniform above rank to denote Corps or Regiment etc. A bit like this worn on a No1 Dress Uniform:
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  10. militarycross

    militarycross Very Senior Member

    Number 2 is London District Southern Command, post 1945.

    cheers,
    phil
     
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  11. WotNoChad?

    WotNoChad? Senior Member

    Thanks everyone, across the web I've collected a pile of answers which I'm about to edit into the OP.

    The oddest one is the Trade badge as ID'ed by MilitaryCross, I imagine it might be an early version as it's craftsmanship is far better than the others being made of wire and felt.
     
  12. militarycross

    militarycross Very Senior Member

    Thanks everyone, across the web I've collected a pile of answers which I'm about to edit into the OP.

    The oddest one is the Trade badge as ID'ed by MilitaryCross, I imagine it might be an early version as it's craftsmanship is far better than the others being made of wire and felt.

    WNC - you may well be right on the age of it. I took a look in a book I have called Skill At Arms and details all the trade badges. Fine work. I did consider scanning the page and posting it. Maybe I can do that for you another day and show you the early ones there. Quite nice.

    phil
     
  13. WotNoChad?

    WotNoChad? Senior Member

    I'd appreciate that.

    It was the fine work of it which distracted me from thinking it was trades related, esp as I was searching WWII and they're typically printed by the looks of it.

    The only one left is the black/green/red teardrop, and I'm working on the angle that it may well be a national ID based on the colours of the related flag although I'm not sure if the order is bgr or rgb.

    I'm discounting the Pan-African flag because it's just too left-field, and the other African/W.Indies flags because they don't run in the right order. The only vaguely linkable flag is this one;

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    Which is the regional flag of Aalsmeer in Northern Holland. Effectively I've worked myself into a very long avenue, which is starting to look like a cul-de-sac, but I don't know as I still can't see the end of the street. :rolleyes:
     
  14. militarycross

    militarycross Very Senior Member

    Here's one of the pages I was thinking about, but there is another in one of my books with these like they are dress uniform types, which is what yours appeals to me as. Anyway, gotta jet as the kids say,
    cheers,
    phil
     

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