ID help on colour patch
 

Hi can any one help with the ID of this Australian colour patch

Fred

According to DISTINGUISHING COLOUR PATCHES OF THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES 1915-1951 by Keith Glyde:

Page 91

623.

Static Light Anti-Aircraft Units, 1943-1945: Author. GRO 672/1943, 17.9.1943. Worn by the following types of units: 112th and 114th Aust. LAA Regiments; LAA Batteries (Static); LAA Troops (Static).

No sign of it existing in WW1 on my chart.

A WW2 anti-aircraft artillery patch which could be worn any one of four different ways to represent quite a number of units.

Fred:

If you have a strong interest in Australian colour patches, then I recommend the following two books.

Colour patch ID
 

Sorry I am new to colour patches how do mean it can be worn in different ways
to represent different units.

Fred

Colour patch ID
 

Many thanks for your help I have one of those books, will look out for the Keith Glyde one.

Thanks

Fred

The Glyde book is becoming quite hard to find and expensive these days.

I'm hoping he changes his mind and does a reprint of it.

Mick

Colour patch ID
 

Thanks Mick

will keep a look out for a copy

Fred

Fred ,

The point of the V could point right or left with the patch vertical and with the patch horizontal either up or down.
They also are in two different sizes.

The gray back is for the A.I.F. most of the patches would not have that.

John

From DISTINGUISHING COLOUR PATCHES OF THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES 1915-1951 by Keith Glyde:

Page 91

622.

Static Heavy Anti-Aircraft Batteries and Headquarters, 1943-1945: Auth. GRO 672/1943, 17.9.1943. Worn by the following types of units: HQ AA Defences, NSW L of C Area; HQ AA Groups; AA Operations Rooms; HQ HAA Batteries (Static); HAA Troops (Static); Anti-Aircraft/Coast Artillery Batteries. The majority of these units on mainland Australia were designated (Mixed), as their establishment comprised both male and female personnel.

The photograph comes from Mick's website Militaria Online - Australian Militaria Sales.

ID colour patch
 

Many thanks to everyone for the information, these are now surplus to my
Collecting needs would anyone like these for what I paid for them £22.00 for the pair, post free or swap for provost corp that I don't have.

Fred

Same page also 612,613,622,623

John

What is the chance of getting a copy of the Glyde book? anyone know of one for sale or is it available as a download?

Thanks

Sorry about the poor quality but it's from a much copied late 1945 reference document. Mike
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