Guys, thanks for the input - much appreciated.
Marc, yes I forget about Belgium. In the 50’s and 60’s it came out with rubberised patches. I would imagine that the main reason rubberised patches.
I’m guessing that the reason rubberised parches never really caught with most other countries is because they were more expensive to produce compared to embroidered and printed ones; as well as being harder to sew on.
Going off topic; the first thing which comes to mind when “bevo” is mentioned is Germany in WW2. It was a prolific user of bevo patches but several other countries (Britain included) did have them during the war. For some reason it never really caught on (costs?) and hardly anybody uses them today.
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