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Forum: Other Army Departments and Corps Badges 06-06-20, 06:46 PM

Replies: 53 Question re the WRAC Views: 2,364 Posted By grey_green_acorn WRAC Officer attached to Royal Tank Regiment? Here are two WRAC officers beret badges that I have. First is usual dark/rifle green backing but the second definitely has a black background. Back in the 1970s-1980s many major units had WRAC...

Forum: Other Army Departments and Corps Badges 04-06-20, 12:43 PM

Replies: 53 Question re the WRAC Views: 2,364 Posted By grey_green_acorn Group photo of trainees at the WRAC Depot,... Group photo of trainees at the WRAC Depot, Guildford 1953. Shows the different ways the early pattern ‘big’ beret was worn! Tim

Forum: Other Army Departments and Corps Badges 26-05-20, 04:22 PM

Replies: 53 Question re the WRAC Views: 2,364 Posted By grey_green_acorn Yes, as appropriate to the unit to which WRAC... Yes, as appropriate to the unit to which WRAC personnel were attached, a collar badge (sometimes a cap badge) was worn on the left breast of the No 2 Dress Jacket (which had no pocket) up until 1992...

Forum: Other Army Departments and Corps Badges 26-05-20, 12:31 PM

Replies: 53 Question re the WRAC Views: 2,364 Posted By grey_green_acorn Marc, Excellent and as usual you have provided... Marc, Excellent and as usual you have provided the definitive answer. It has also confirmed my ‘theory’ in post 13 above! Tim

Forum: Other Army Departments and Corps Badges 24-05-20, 09:11 AM

Replies: 53 Question re the WRAC Views: 2,364 Posted By grey_green_acorn Leigh, Excellent. They both look like a slider... Leigh, Excellent. They both look like a slider pocket was stitched in at the same time the beech brown backing was sewn to the beret "as issued". Does that support my theory in post 13 above? ...

Forum: Other Army Departments and Corps Badges 24-05-20, 08:35 AM

Replies: 53 Question re the WRAC Views: 2,364 Posted By grey_green_acorn Can any member post pictures of an early 1950s to... Can any member post pictures of an early 1950s to 1970s WRAC green beret with beech brown tear drop cap badge backing? Tim

Forum: Other Army Departments and Corps Badges 21-05-20, 06:53 PM

Replies: 53 Question re the WRAC Views: 2,364 Posted By grey_green_acorn Here is my theory regarding the beech brown tear... Here is my theory regarding the beech brown tear drop badge backing worn on the beret by other ranks of the Women’s Royal Army Corps (WRAC) from the early 1950s to 1992. At some point in the early...

Forum: Other Army Departments and Corps Badges 21-05-20, 07:13 AM

Replies: 53 Question re the WRAC Views: 2,364 Posted By grey_green_acorn Another poster from the mid 1960s, again showing... Another poster from the mid 1960s, again showing the backing. Tim

Forum: Other Army Departments and Corps Badges 21-05-20, 07:12 AM

Replies: 53 Question re the WRAC Views: 2,364 Posted By grey_green_acorn Here is a recruiting poster for WRAC Territorial... Here is a recruiting poster for WRAC Territorial Army from the 1950s. Tim

Forum: Other Army Departments and Corps Badges 21-05-20, 07:09 AM

Replies: 53 Question re the WRAC Views: 2,364 Posted By grey_green_acorn This sealed pattern is dated 1980 with a... This sealed pattern is dated 1980 with a contemporary pattern number. However I suspect this is a redesign perhaps to simplify manufacture, as I believe the teardrop backing was worn on the beret...

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