1st armoured Rhino copies? - Page 2 - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

BorgCymru · #16 14-02-12, 02:05 PM

Its a MOD authorised Mk3 patten 1944

sketchley kid · #17 14-02-12, 02:19 PM

Sorry, but that badge was not worn by 2nd.Armoured Brigade in WW2.and Xrh were part of Brigade with Bays and 9th.Lancers.
It might be a MOD BD but the Rhino aint 44.
Pic below is Jack Merewood MM Queens Bays, 1944.

BorgCymru · #18 14-02-12, 05:20 PM

Mm interesting. I have a picture of a XRH wearing it and on the XRH forum it was verified by an old Trooper who wore the same. I'll do some more digging.

1st Armoured Division 2 Armoured Brigade

Thanks

BorgCymru · #19 15-02-12, 08:29 PM

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30076388

Second World War British Army formation badge for 1st Armoured Division (and 2nd Armoured Brigade), later ('second') pattern, embroidered on cloth, H 1.5in x W 2.2in. The 'rhino', the most heavily 'armoured' of wild animals, was perhaps an obvious symbol for an armoured formation and there were at least three versions of this badge. The earliest seems to be a simple standing rhino. A later version has a more aggressive appearance with the rhino charging, often with the addition of a curly tail. Tradition has it that this second version was adopted at Khataba in 1942 when the Division was refitting prior to Alamein. It is said a Sapper of 3 Troop Cheshire Field Squadron RE painted a charging rhino for the signboard outside Divisional HQ. The staff preferred this version and it was universally adopted. There is third version where the charging rhino has a segmented hide. Formation notes (1st Armoured Division and 2nd Armoured Brigade): see INS 5319.

signalman · #20 16-02-12, 01:09 PM

And another.

sketchley kid · #21 16-02-12, 01:23 PM

Borg... yes I know all that but there was no Rhino pictured issued to 1st.Armd. in WW2....as I posted earlier we got them in June 47...Fact not hearsay, I still have mine.
We wore our Bays titles below the rhino.

sketchley kid · #22 16-02-12, 04:41 PM

Mid 50's Rhino, Sabratha, Libya.

BorgCymru · #23 27-02-12, 04:23 PM

The one with the white outline, was that general issue then ?

sketchley kid · #24 27-02-12, 05:07 PM

It was then mid 50's, 10th.Armoured I believe. Libya.
note div sign on vehicle.
My friend, ex Bay, rallies two vehicles with this Div sign.(WW2 Bedfords)
All the uniforms on the left are his also!

BorgCymru · #25 27-02-12, 05:19 PM

I remember going past this a lot in Tobruk when I was there.

sketchley kid · #26 27-02-12, 09:41 PM

Borg, sorry did not read your post correctly, my mistake the white outlined is NOT WW2, I originally thought it was, WW2 had no border, bordered one is mid 50's.