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    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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    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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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Pam Downes View Post
    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'.

    Pam
    Hi Pam thanks for that.

    I wondered if the top 2 in second photo were desert rats

    Quote Originally Posted by Pam Downes View Post
    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.

    Pam
    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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    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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    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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    The Viking below the Desert Rats is for WW2 UK Eastern Command.
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    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".
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    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.
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    The torpedo and star (above) shown below the Air Gunner is a Seaman Torpedoman.
    The RCA flash is Royal Canadian Artillery.
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