Hi, John is correct that it initially wore the diabolo but when it changed from Army Tank Brigade to Tank Brigade on joining the new mixed divisions, 1st then 43rd they wore the divisional signs with arms of service stripe. In the Autumn of 1943 the mixed divisions were abandoned and the 34th became an Independent Brigade under 12th Corps H.Q. If anyone has details of what they wore at this point I would be keen to hear. When they went to France, as John said, they were wearing Second Army signs. They changed to the "mace and shield" sign in Normandy and became the 34th Armoured Brigade. The red and yellow was chosen as the original regiments were all R.A.C. regiments. In the photos I've shown the history with my 34th badges, I'm not sure where the painted shield fits into the time scale of wear, I'm inclined to think earlier than later as the 9th RTR history shows the same design which is also available as a Brabant weave, hope this helps Mike
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