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Military Symbols

Posted by Ian Turnbull on 2/12/2024, 7:58 pm

I have a Second Army Thanksgiving service on conclusion of WWII booklet. Front has Army Regiment symbols Never Knew there were so many.Struggled to find most of them.

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Re: Military Symbols

Posted by Liz Dance on 2/12/2024, 8:28 pm, in reply to "Military Symbols"

Ian, they are mainly divisional badges but some maybe corps or brigade, suggest you Google Second Army Insignia. Hope this helps.

Re: Military Symbols

Posted by Malcolm on 2/12/2024, 9:13 pm, in reply to "Re: Military Symbols"

Here's a link from a Google search, shows a lot of them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisional_insignia_of_the_British_Army

Re: Military Symbols

Posted by Malcolm on 2/12/2024, 8:51 pm, in reply to "Military Symbols"

I recognise some of them:

2nd row, 2nd from left is 8th Army "Desert Rats"

The "TT" is Tyne-Tees...51st Division

On the left is "HD", that's the Highland Division.

On the right is the polar bear badge, That's the Yorks & Lancs Regiment
Disbanded in 1969. My brother Donnie, late of this site, "discovered" all of the Regimental paraphanalia in a council storage in Sheffield. He was the the driving force/designer of their museum in the Rotherham Library.What an amazing job, otherwise, it would be sitting, covered in dust, and forgotten.
Everything from uniforms, medals, including several V.C's, to captured Nazi flags, weapons, etc.

The bottom right looks like the early version of Pegasus, the emblem of the Parachute Regiment.

Some others ring a bell...

Do you know the others, Ian?

Re: Military Symbols

Posted by Ian Turnbull on 3/12/2024, 7:01 am, in reply to "Re: Military Symbols"

Yes Malcolm - got a few but struggling with the rest.

Re: Military Symbols

Posted by John Shearer on 3/12/2024, 12:35 pm, in reply to "Re: Military Symbols"

Interesting background to all of them, but majority have gone/disbanded now

Re: Military Symbols

Posted by Malcolm on 3/12/2024, 2:35 pm, in reply to "Re: Military Symbols"

'Tis a shame, John, that so many great regiments are now no more.
But that's politicians for you!
Currently, there are 65,000 civilians employed in the Ministry of Defence.
That's MORE than the Navy, RAF & Royal Marines combined!!
What do they all DO????

Re: Military Symbols - for Malcolm

Posted by Liz Dance on 3/12/2024, 3:01 pm, in reply to "Re: Military Symbols"

Count paper clips!!!

Re: Military Symbols

Posted by Dexy on 3/12/2024, 2:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Military Symbols"

The leaping boar badge at the botton left is the insignia of 30th Corps, see:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXX_Corps_(United_Kingdom)

My Dad served with them threoughout France and Germany in WW2.

Re: Military Symbols

Posted by Malcolm on 3/12/2024, 3:51 pm, in reply to "Re: Military Symbols"

WOW, nice one, Dexy! XXX Corps, immediately memorable for their part in Operation Market Garden, and the drive down "Hells Highway" through Holland, amongst other notable engagements.
The subject of the film "A Bridge Too Far", for the younger of our readers!

Was your Dad on that gig?

Re: Military Symbols

Posted by Dexy on 3/12/2024, 8:30 pm, in reply to "Re: Military Symbols"

Malcolm,

I don't know to be honest. He never really talked about his time in the war. I do know that he went into France just after D Day, and ended the war in Germany.I also know that he trained in the Border Regiment in Carlisle. Much more than that I can't say. Reminder to self..... I really must get around to requesting his service record from the Army.

Re: Military Symbols

Posted by Malcolm on 3/12/2024, 8:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Military Symbols"

Hi Dexy, As been said many times before, Veterans rarely speak about what they went through..

But XXX Corps were a very distinguished outfit, and as I said previously, that drive through Holland, supporting the Airbourne, was amazing.

So, Note to yourself: Apply to the Army for your Dads' Service Record. I'm sure that you'll be surprised what it reveals, without doubt!!

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