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Old 23-03-08, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Stanley_C_Jenkins View Post
I was wondering how much is really known about the Home Guard. Photographic evidence suggests that they generally wore the badges of the units to which they were attached, but there must have been some specialised units badges such as this Upper Thames Patrol badge.
I have this badge. Had it since a kid and for many years didn't know what it was. It was obtained by my father in WW2.

IIRC a cloth version of this badge is in Brian Davis's book on the WW2 British Army. It was worn with a naval hat, rather than army.
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