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Combined Operations Red / Yellow

Just been looking through some WWII era paperwork and I see an Infantry unit (Glosters) commencing Combined Ops training in India upon reverting back to Infantry from Tanks. They are talking about the dark blue/black and yellow combined ops badges. I always thought Army/RAF wore the red variation and the Royal Navy the yellow variation. Can anyone help regarding the difference in colours please?

See here: https://www.combinedops.com/INSIGNIA%20SPECIMENS.htm
Yellow on black or dark blue seem US worn, Navy wore blue on white?
Perhaps sourced from American troops?

Rgds, Thomas

Thomas,
Brilliant. Thank you.
I'll PM you something.
Thank you.
Ken

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Originally Posted by fougasse1940 (Post 464241)

See here: https://www.combinedops.com/INSIGNIA%20SPECIMENS.htm
Yellow on black or dark blue seem US worn, Navy wore blue on white?
Perhaps sourced from American troops?

Rgds, Thomas

I wouldn't aggree that's entirely true! In WW2 the Royal Navy only wore the blue on white badge on tropical rig, the gold /yellow badge was worn on the cuff of square rig and fore and aft rig by ratings who were employed in combined ops, but a red on navy blue badge was worn by RN personnel wearing khaki battledress such as landing craft crews, RN beach head commandos and Combined Operations Pilotage Parties to name a few. Even today, RN Communicators who are members of 148 Commando Forward Observation Battery still wear the Red on Blue Combined Ops badge.

Regards

Tony