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Old 21-07-19, 01:51 PM
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Mike,
Although confused by some of the contradictory information in this thread 🤨. This is my summary:

The A in flames badge in green on beech brown was intended for WRAC Assistant Ammunition Examiners or Ammunition Inspection Staff. It is listed in COSA as a 1960 pattern item and is not particularly rare and has been around for nearly 60 years although the WRAC disbanded 27 years ago.

A gold on beech brown version for No1 and No3 dress was around from 1952 and obviously predates the 1960 pattern by 8 or more years indicating some sort of requirement to recognise a trade in the WRAC.

Badges may have been worn by WRAC personnel at CAD Kineton in the early 1960s. I visited Kineton in 1965 (I was 14 at the time and it was 54 years ago!) and am sure I saw WRAC infecting/examining, unpacking and/or repacking ammunition. Of course I have no idea what their actual trade was or if they qualified for the badge!

Finally there were never any WRAC Ammunition Technicians. But never say never!
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Tim
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