Ive comes across some badges my grandfather had acquired, I understand he may have been given some. He was in the engineers in WW2.
I was wondering if anyone would know what the badges were (well the army related ones anyway).
https://ibb.co/t8fYX2Z
https://ibb.co/bzmtfM1
https://ibb.co/dcvyg3k
https://ibb.co/bmPJLXW
Apologies but this 1 isn't as good.
https://imgur.com/lDNXKvr
Thanks for reading, appreciate any help you can give.
The badge bottom right in the second photo I'm not entirely sure is an Army badge, it could be a scouts badge.
I do now in the third photo that the badge with AG on is obviously Air Gunner.
Have a few questions
The fourth link does RCA mean Royal Canadian Artillery ?
Does RASC mean Royal Army Service Corps ?
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23-06-2019, 4:35 PM #1
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Badge identification
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23-06-2019, 4:44 PM #2
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Picture two, top two show a jerboa, and are associatee with the Desert Rats.
Just enter Desert Rats WW2 into a search engine for loads of info.
For the others have you tried searching using words such as 'regimental badges WW2'?
You might need to add 'sleeve' or 'shoulder'.
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23-06-2019, 4:56 PM #3
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Also picture 2, bottom left.
Try 9th Airborne Division US. (Used a bit of logic on that one - wings= air +9. )
Other one for a guess might be Norwegian, Danish, or Swedish.
For the RASC - think that's Royal Army Service Corps. Will leave you to further check/verify.
Another one found by using logic and a search engine.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firs..._Airborne_Army
Have now found that better words to use than badges when searching are insignia and patches.
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23-06-2019, 5:28 PM #4
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Hi Pam thanks for that.
I wondered if the top 2 in second photo were desert rats
I would never had guessed the 9th Airbourne division badge, the wings and 9 I got yes but not but yes air is the missing word when you think about it.
Thanks again Pam, I shall do some research and see what I can find.
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23-06-2019, 5:58 PM #5
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The 2 of the same insignia in the first photo look to me like a railway crossing so was thinking railway engineers.
The other 2 I might need to take a photo close up.
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24-06-2019, 2:02 PM #6
A bit hap hazard, but Single wing E Engineer RAF; Round blue with two winged star US Army Air force; RCOC Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps; Canada over eagle RCAF
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24-06-2019, 2:23 PM #7
The Viking below the Desert Rats is for WW2 UK Eastern Command.
Peter Nicholl
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24-06-2019, 2:34 PM #8
The "Red Gates" are known as Irish Gates and brief description is given here "British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum > British Military Insignia > Formation Signs and Patches> Irish gate formation signs".
Peter Nicholl
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25-06-2019, 6:24 AM #9
The red and black/blue with crown and lion is for War Office Controlled Units, details on the IWM site.
The Lion and Unicorn under it is for an RAF Warrant Officer.Peter Nicholl
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25-06-2019, 10:11 AM #10
The torpedo and star (above) shown below the Air Gunner is a Seaman Torpedoman.
The RCA flash is Royal Canadian Artillery.Peter Nicholl
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