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Originally Posted by rubicon
Hello Rolfy,
Thanks for help.
It is definitly a Royal Army Pay Corps Arm of Service strip introduced in 1943.
Cheers.
J-F
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These were the only identifying badges allowed from D-Day (6 Jun 44) on, in order to prevent the Germans gaining useful intelligence about units opposing them. The intent was to make the recognition of 'function' immediately identifiable to our own side so the strips were worn on both arms.