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What is the letter V in a wreath badge for?
Marc
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I am still looking for British Army cloth Formation, Regimental, Battalion, Company and other Unit sleeve badges, from 1980 onwards. |
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Rob,
I think yours are not Australian, we did have brass ones but they were identical to the blackened ones that bc has in the next post. bc, The steering wheel was originally awarded as a skill at arms badge from 1931-1936 to Drivers, Internal Combustion, to one driver per gun detachment of a mechanised field or medium battery, etc. It was worn on the lower left arm and ceased to be awarded in 1936. In 1936 it became a trade badge for Driver, Motor Transport, 1st Class, and was worn on the upper right arm. It was quite commonly worn in WW2 but all those I spoke to about it purchased theirs privately. Embroidered on khaki examples also exist. Marc, The V in wreath was an efficiency badge for members of the Aust Army Veterinary Corps (Militia). Kingsley, somewhere in a recent previous thread I put up a list of Australian proficiency badges and the various materials they were made in but I can't find it. I'll look again tonight. Cheers, Keith |
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Here is a nice display that I spotted in a militaria shop in NSW a few years ago. Apologies for the poor detail.
Oz. |
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hey oz
that looks familiar. do you know who put it together? bc |
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It looks like one of JC's with that style of lettering and finish. There seem to be quite a few of these around. Another collector down here has one in which everything has been gilded.
Keith |
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hey keith
i would say definitely one of Jeffs. seen some pics of his frames. he had some lovely items bc |
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Sorry, I didn't think to ask about details.
Oz. |
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