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Originally Posted by Mike Jackson
I believe that the Artists were associated with two infantry OCTUs. I have an image of a Company of 164 OCTU located in the Cors-Y-Gebol Hotel, Barmouth. Merionith. Not a trace of Artist's insignia visible on Directing Staff's headdress. 163 OCTU (Heysham and later, post War, in Maresfield, Sussex) was also associated with (or formed from) the Artist's Rifles - perhaps they had a closer affiliation with the Regiment? Mike
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hi Mike,
I happen to have a shoulder patch of 163rd OCTU, which does indeed show the Mars & Minerva heads, in white on Rifle Brigade Green.
Major Tony Marsh, DSO, who served in 1st SAS from 1942-1945 and in 21 SAS 1950-1954, was in the Artists Rifles after leaving school and was commissioned in the DCLI in 1939.
See picture of the OCTU patch.
Cheers,
Johan