Nursing Patch?
 

Who would wear this patch? Would it be worn by QARANC Nurses? Army medics?


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Thanks

Terry

Terry,
Probably worn by all/most personnel in 2 Medical Brigade.
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ictureid=37086

https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/f...dical-brigade/

Tim

correct

Thank you very much gentlemen,

begs a further question. Would the nurses wear this patch along with the QARANC TRF? Worn above or below it?

Were there other medical brigades that would have had nurses wearing their patch as well?

Terry

It is a Formation Badge (FB) so worn on the left arm blanking plate and the opposite arm to the Tactical Recognition Flash (TRF)

There have been a number of Medical Unit badges worn since 1991 (Gulf War 1) most have since been superseded by corps TRFs and FBs.


Tim

Medical Badges
 

Terry,
Here are some to look out for. Worn since late 1990s (some earlier) variously on No2 Dress, Jerseys Heavy Wool and Combat Dress.
2 Medical Brigade (desert)
2 Medical Brigade (subdued)
28 (Ambulance) Squadron Gurkha Transport Regiment
32 Field Hospital
205 (Scottish) General Hospital RAMC (V) 1st pattern
205 (Scottish) General Hospital RAMC (V)
207 (Manchester) Field Hospital RAMC (V)
217 (London) General Hospital RAMC (V)
220 (1st Home Counties) Field Ambulance RAMC (V)
257 (Southern) General Hospital RAMC (V)
Defence Medical Welfare Service

Tim, That is truly awesome!!! Would these all be Brigade patches then? My want list just grew longer!!! But each must take it's turn.

Terry

Terry,
Only the 2 Medical Brigade is a Brigade (formation) badge. The others are unit identifying badges and belong to formed medical units which would have been in support of often multiple formations. Units with (V) after their title were/are volunteer units of the Territorial Army, know known as the Army Reserve. The General/Field Hospitals (V) were staffed by medical personnel who in civilian life usually worked for the UK National Health Service. Some were mobilised for Gulf War 1 and subsequent conflicts as formed units and many as individuals. Cap badges worn would be mainly RAMC, QARANC, RADC but also RLC, AGC and others.
Of course and more recently medical personnel could and do wear the Formation Badge of the formation they are attached to, or in support of, as well as their corps TRF. For example the Regimental Medical Officer of an armoured or infantry unit might wear the badge of the unit's Brigade.
Potentially you could therefore add many formation badges to your collection!
Tim

Terry,
There are also the Parachute medical units (Parachute Field Ambulance) which over the past 50 years have been part of 16 Parachute Brigade then 5 Airborne Brigade and now 16 Air Assault Brigade as 16 Medical Regiment. Generally they wore a Drop Zone flash on the upper arm of the parachute smock. This was/is a 70mm by 70mm flash in RAMC colours.

Tim

Tim thanks for posting I don't have the 205 -one to look out for If you come across one let me know
David

David,
I only have the second pattern 205 (Scottish) General Hospital (V) on a temperate dpm brassard. Was it actually worn and if so for how long?

Tim

Tim until your post I did not know that it existed
Also have the 243 Wessex field hospital Croix de GUEERE on my board-may be out of date
Also 205 Scottish R A M C cap badge on The Graham of Momtrose backing -off topic of T R F/Formation badges ,but thought may be of interest to Terry
David

Terry

I (uniquely) wore this formation badge between 2002 and 2004 as a Light Infantry Officer attached to the Brigade as the "Brigade Military Training Officer". Bizarrely I was also required to carry a "Non Combatant Card" and wear a Red Cross Armband (on exercise and Operational Deployment). The ruling on Red Cross armbands within the unit was that if you were medically qualified the Red Cross filled the entire width of the armband (from top to bottom) if you were considered as attached (non medically qualified personnel) such as drivers, clerks, chefs (and Infantry !) you wore a white armband with a smaller Red Cross which didn't fill the full width of the armband (hope this makes sense ??). To be considered a "valid" Red Cross armband, the rear had to carry the unit stamp of the Army Medical Services.

PL

For completeness here are some Red Cross Armbands, not all with Army Medical Services stamp as required by the Geneva Convention.

Tim

Here is the relevant extract from the Geneva Convention referring to "Army Medical Service".

Tim