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Old 18-08-17, 10:56 AM
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Default Chindit Parachute Indian Para Bde

Should this not have the Indian Pegasus rather than the Chindit patch?

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Old 18-08-17, 12:26 PM
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The cynic in me suggests that this might have been put together in India as demob approached so he could have some tales of daring-do to tell on arrival in UK. Perhaps his actual entitlement was that sewn on the left sleeve - although AoS strips were only rarely seen east of Suez. Mike
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Some very strangely badged battledress came out of India at the end of the war. I'm inclined to agree with Mike.

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Old 18-08-17, 04:17 PM
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My understanding is that members of the Chindits were encouraged to join the 15th (Indian) Parachute battalion after the Chindit Brigades were dissolved, but the active wearing of Chindit badges on their Para uniforms was discouraged.
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Not sure that it matters, but the BD is an Australian manufactured example.
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If it is an Australian manufactured example then we did not adopt battledress until well after the Second World War and wore it until 1996. There was however a British pattern battledress, if it was Australian-made I can't confirm, that was issued to armour, 1 Para Bn, and some independent companies from about 1941, but was withdrawn about 1943. It did look similar to this pattern.
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Old 18-08-17, 08:36 PM
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If it is an Australian manufactured example then we did not adopt battledress until well after the Second World War and wore it until 1996. There was however a British pattern battledress, if it was Australian-made I can't confirm, that was issued to armour, 1 Para Bn, and some independent companies from about 1941, but was withdrawn about 1943. It did look similar to this pattern.
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I have a 41 dated Australian made example, you can always tell them by the rubber shoulder strap buttons even if the labels are missing. I have no info on to whom they were supplied, though I as you say armour units used them they also made a wartime tropical version I think.
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Just while I've got this stuff out the documents might be of interest to you.

GRO O.476/42 and O.717/42

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Last two, GRO O.578/43 and O.422/44.
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Just while I've got this stuff out the documents might be of interest to you.

GRO O.476/42 and O.717/42

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Interesting info Keith.

The example I own has no badges on it, though I have saved images of an example badged to an officer in the 10th Gurkha's.

Both are 1941 dated and have full makers details on their labels.
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Some very strangely badged battledress came out of India at the end of the war. I'm inclined to agree with Mike.

Jon
As stated a lot of badged up BDs came out of india at the wars end , I think Brian .L Davis did an article in the formation sign magazine years back about these local tailors just out side the came gates who would make the most beautiful insignia for pennies , having collected cloth insignia from that area I would be happy in principle that the insignia shown is original and period ,i like the fact the backing cloth is black on the chindit formation sign ( rather than blue ) and matches the title and appear to be made at the same time / place .

A good few chindits who survived the 2nd campaign did go on to parachute training directly or indirectly with the Indian Airborne div and did actually choose to wear the chindit patch for the long journey home to civilian life.
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