Bowler hat & brolly formation sign

Didn't the hat and umbrella have a reference to Charlie Chaplin in ww1?
Also whilst reading a few RASC war diaries I've come across a lot of borrowing vehicles from other units. RASC used some CRASC vehicles and their amphibious vehicles were from the Americans.

 

It would be nice to finally have an answer about the formation sign, i didn't realize it was going to cause so much confusion.

 

In post 17 there is a photograph of two officers, one called Morris and the other Lt Bawdon. I cannot find any officers in the 1939/45 Army Lists for an officer called Bawdon. There is however a Lt William Craig Bawden, 160601, listed as serving with the RASC. This may be a coincidence but equally might add weight to the RASC theory.

 

Never did get a correct ID did we ?

 

1939 - 40 the brolly was a signifies for Chamberlain

 

Actually reviewed this thread chasing up RASC unit signs - and saw the comments about a City of London Regiment.

The poor Fusiliers will be rolling around in horror! The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) formerly 7th of Foot, re-designated in 1881. The poor,poor fuzzies!

 

Not sure if I should start a separate thread I have for some time been looking for an emblem used by the 67th Field Regt on their vehicles for a very short time after the battles on Djebel Djaffa and Banana Ridge. It was apparently commented on with some amusement by Gen Eisenhower along with their gun shield emblem which incorporated the City of Worcester emblem.
The one I am seeking is an orange with a banana painted on their trucks but was quickly removed when a Very Senior Officer's attention was drawn to it.
I thought I had found it on a photo of their gun tractors in the Tunis Parade, near to the saluting rostrum but cant for the life of me find the photo. Although I have one from a family collection which is not too clear.

 

Incidentally, this formation sign has appeared in some as-yet-unpublished footage belonging to the IWM.

Ian Kikuchi (@curatorian.bsky.social)

 

I was just about to post his query Chris but you beat me to it.
We never got an ID at all.

Lesley

 

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Oh, sorry I guess that's not very helpful then.

To summarize, it's the emblem as we saw in other images, and apparently from "Serracapriola, on or around 20 October 1943."

 

Being familiar with the British Army sense of humour, it wouldn't surprise me at all if this seemingly unofficial brolly and bowler symbol was to cock a snook at that of the DAK, with which there is a certain visual similarity:


Could be a stylized topi, too?