British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Recent Books by Forum Members

   

Go Back   British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum > British Military Insignia > Formation Signs and Patches

 Other Pages: Galleries, Links etc.
Glossary  Books by Forum Members     Canadian Pre 1914    CEF    CEF Badge Inscriptions   Canadian post 1920     Canadian post 1953     British Cavalry Badges     Makers' Marks    Pipers' Badges  Canadian Cloth Titles  Books  SEARCH
 
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 03-12-12, 01:13 PM
Graham Stewart's Avatar
Graham Stewart Graham Stewart is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Darlington
Posts: 1,001
Default Internal Combustion - Drivers Badge - A.C.I. 131/1942

One of the more unusual badges noted in ACI's a 'skill-at-arms' badge for drivers of 'Internal Combustion' engines, which took the form of a steering wheel. Nice to see the qualifiaction for such a badge, which was restricted to I.C. Drivers only.

Last edited by Graham Stewart; 03-12-12 at 02:38 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 03-12-12, 01:20 PM
Graham Stewart's Avatar
Graham Stewart Graham Stewart is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Darlington
Posts: 1,001
Default Internal Combustion - Drivers Badge, A.T.S. - A.C.I. 426/1942

The wearing of the above mentioned badge was later extended to A.T.S. Drivers - ACI 426/1942.

Last edited by Graham Stewart; 03-12-12 at 02:37 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 03-12-12, 01:59 PM
Old Smelly's Avatar
Old Smelly Old Smelly is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Bath
Posts: 1,419
Default

I'm sure the 'IC' in this ACI is 'internal combustion' not Int Corps
Lee
__________________
Don't look at me, it was like that when I got here!

www.khakicolonel.com
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 03-12-12, 02:26 PM
Mike Jackson's Avatar
Mike Jackson Mike Jackson is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 6,329
Default

The humorist might say that the IC and Wheel trade badge is that of the Int Corps and the wheel has fallen off the Intelligence Cycle (a conveyance all too well known to the Green and Grey fraternity)! More seriously IC is definitely Internal Combustion (as opposed to Driver, Horse/Mule etc).
Mike
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 03-12-12, 02:35 PM
Graham Stewart's Avatar
Graham Stewart Graham Stewart is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Darlington
Posts: 1,001
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Smelly View Post
I'm sure the 'IC' in this ACI is 'internal combustion' not Int Corps
Lee
"Graham is a 'dipstick' - la-la-la,la"
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 03-12-12, 03:22 PM
Graham Stewart's Avatar
Graham Stewart Graham Stewart is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Darlington
Posts: 1,001
Default Internal Combustion - Drivers Badge - A.C.I. 2540/1942

Towards the end of 1942 a new ACI appeared regarding the Internal Combustion badge informing us that it was to be worn by Corporals and below.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 03-12-12, 04:22 PM
grumpy grumpy is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 1,456
Default

Ah, but which way up?

St Andrew's cross [saltire] or St George's?

Can't have non-uniformity, can we?

[I prefer the saltire as it is "stable" looking]

I knew an RAF MT WO who said that in his boy service he met a "Driver, Steam" and also a "Rigger, Airship".
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

mhs link

All times are GMT. The time now is 12:53 PM.


Powered by: vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.