Hi, Hope this is the right place for this question. I am looking for info on the 21 Army Group Formation Badge, my Dad (RASC Driver) crossed the channel on 30th June '44 and a photo of him shows the Arms of Service strip on his left arm and above it is a dark coloured shield with a lighter coloured cross on it, there is no sign of a sword or anything on the cross. All examples 21 Army Group Formation badges I have seen 'on the net' seem to have a sword (or two) within the cross. Can anyone shed some light on this please. Cheers, Dave.
What's date of photo? The 38th Div had a similar sign, a black shield with a yellow cross. British Formation Signs IWM photo H 16609 Men of the 10th Royal Welch Fusiliers at Piddlehinton Camp, Dorset
Hi Owen, not sure of the date but I guess at late 1944 or early 1945. I looked at the 38th badge but this badge is 'square' with a yellow cross. The badge on my Dad's battledress is a 'shield' so I guess not the 38th. Dave. http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll102/avro626/Dad3.jpg This link will show of photo of him and the badge.
That's not a very good one on that site, I've edited in a better one. Looking at your photo then I think we can discard my 38th Div idea.
The only other info I can give is from his service records which reads "Unit - 710 Coy Gen Tpt - Date 30/6/44 Embarked for BLA". Dave. Just a thought, my Dad said that during his time in France/Holland/Germany he was involved with transporting Bailey Bridges, could 710 Coy be Royal Engineers?
Found one like yours. Looks like the swords wee for HQ see link. 21st Army Group (GHQ and L of C Troops) Later, British Troops in France Ref BLM 1-12-11 Printed Blue cross on a Red shield After the cessation of hostilities at the end of W.W.II 21st Army Group Troops in France, in the ‘ Rear Maintenance Area’ adopted the GHQ & L of C Troops shield. Part 41 - Miscellaneous Corps Formation Signs & Patches
