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Old 03-04-13, 05:37 PM
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Hi just got a RAF LOT with 3 wings ,dogtags and cap badges but would like to know what period these badges/wings would fall under ?WW1 ,Inter war or WW2?
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Old 03-04-13, 08:03 PM
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The top two pilots wing's are standard WW2 issue, the bottom one a theatre made item. As such its hard to pin it down but most likely WW2 also.

Likewise, the three cap badges are WW2 issue, the middle one a Warrant Officer which looks to be in brass (rather than gilt). The top badge is an economy issue which first began to appear in, if memory serves, April 1944.
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Old 03-04-13, 08:19 PM
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Could the wings with the pin be for tropical kit?
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Old 03-04-13, 08:22 PM
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Thanks makes sense as I got dogtags to a officer DC ALLDERMAN 117931 who was in the RAFVR and is a DFC recipient with these badges.Where can I find out how he won the DFC?
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Great little collection of insignia!
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Old 03-04-13, 10:15 PM
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Could the wings with the pin be for tropical kit?
Yes, it made them easy to remove. Insignia in the Middle and Far East was often attached with poppers or a pin, as they tended to be washed by locals who made money out of the trade. As they washed by bashing the cloth between rocks the insignia tended not to last well! It also adds to the fact they are theatre made.

You can look in the London Gazette to see if a citation is noted (look up 'London Gazette' and then add the details on the 'advanced search' page. Just tried but its currently not working.) Many awards did not have citations however so you may be unlucky.
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Bottom set look Indian made, LG says he was 70 Sqn, here's the link: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issu...pplements/4357

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How do you pin them down to India? Hand made wings were commonly made in North Africa, Asia and the far east, but being hand made I don't see a particular style relating to any one country.
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Thanks so he was a Bomber pilot who flew in North Africa and Italy flying Wellingtons and Liberators by wars end with 70 Sqd RAF.
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just got the logbook ,tunic and peak cap... now for the medals
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just got the logbook ,tunic and peak cap... now for the medals
Recently found Derrick Cowan ALLDERMAN served with my great uncle in the Middle East on 108 sqn and some great info I have on his service .
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