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10-08-17, 12:28 PM
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Cloth- 579 Regt RA- Leics Regt
Please can anyone fill in details of the badges in the photos, i.e. a screen printed 'green tiger' and the numerals '579'. I think they are associated with 579 (Royal Leics Regt) LAA Regt, RA. If correct they are no earlier than 1947, and no later than 1955.
I am aware of the usual embroidered and woven versions of the tiger that were worn by the TA Regt, but have no references to the numeral. I have also seen an embroidered tiger worn on a R. Leics Regt winter hat in Korea. Both pics are taken from the internet- apologies if they belong to someone but I could not identify owner! Thanks, Stephen. 
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10-08-17, 03:00 PM
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Never seen them. It may help if you indicated from which website you obtained the images.
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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11-08-17, 07:45 AM
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Recent thread on other site...a week ago.....Leics Army Cadet Officer cadet, and the ebay
pair......also worn by 44 Searchlight Regt. RA. Last edited by sketchley kid; 11-08-17 at 08:09 AM.
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11-08-17, 09:46 AM
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Cloth- 579 Regt RA
Thanks all.
I believe the embroidered tiger was also worn by 121 LAA Regt which was another off-shoot of the Leics Regt. Still no closer to finding out about the printed version though Stephen.
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#7
11-08-17, 12:26 PM
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This contemporary combination from a surviving BD shows the printed sign in use, the brigade bars identifying it as worn by 2nd/5th Leicesters in 139 Brigade, 46th Division.
The embroidered version was authorised for 579th LAA by the War Office Dress Committee in October 1951 but as the regiment's predecessor 121 LAA had worn the same tiger during WW2 it seems likely that the Dress Committee were authorising a dress distinction the regiment already wore. The tiger on the US Pattern cold weather cap would have been worn by 1st Bn Royal Leicesters whilst in Korea between October 1951 and June 1952. The RA-coloured numeral looks like a souvenir/commemorative item. I have found no trace of it in official records. Jon
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11-08-17, 02:17 PM
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11-08-17, 02:50 PM
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Interesting thread. I have in the past found that amalgamating RA TA units continued to wear what ever they were wearing before being amalgamated. Why take some thing off when all you have done is changed a name.
***** The Royal Hindoostan Tiger in green, detailed in black on a black background worn by. The 44th Searchlight Regiment RA (TA), formed in 1940 from the 4th Battalion, The Royal Leicestershire Regiment, redesignated in 1942 as 121st Light Anti Aircraft Regiment RA (TA), became 579th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment RA (The Royal Leicestershire Regiment) (TA) in 1947, redesignated as ‘Q’ Battery (Royal Leicestershire Regiment), of 438th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) in 1955, disbanded in 1961. 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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11-08-17, 03:03 PM
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Marc is undoubtedly right. There are many instances in the Minutes of the War Office Dress Committee that show that badges continued to be worn long after amalgamation - and that some badges authorised for the many regiments of the TA amalgamated in the 1950s and 1960s were often not worn.
Jon
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#12
12-08-17, 06:29 AM
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Jon commented:
The RA-coloured numeral looks like a souvenir/commemorative item. I have found no trace of it in official records. I agree - probably pure coincidence in the numeral. However, in 1981 a Sgt from 22 Locating Battery (based at Larkhill I believe) visited Belize. I was interested to note that he was wearing the sign of yellow XXII on a blue shield (which was actually the second pattern sign of 22 Engr Gp TA). Unfortunately I never got around to asking him "Why?" Such strange things happen, even in a well regulated Army! Mike
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12-08-17, 08:02 AM
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Marc 
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#14
12-08-17, 01:36 PM
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Marc,
Herewith - the numbers refer to John Waring's Identification Pamphlet No 1. Mike 22 Engr Gp (TA).jpg
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12-08-17, 04:51 PM
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I have always wondered about these badges as all the Sapper ones seem to be hand made and the Gunner one purpose made by machine. Marc Last edited by 54Bty; 09-02-22 at 05:34 PM.
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