I believe the first pattern illustrated was the first Ordnance issue post-Liberation in August 1945. These sign appear to be Indian-made. The tailor-made pattern could have been privately purchased anytime between then and the mid 1960s. To my personal knowledge (I served in Singapore 1965-67) the Ordnance issue pattern worn universally in the period 1965-67 (and probably before and after those dates) was the third pattern illustrated. They were usually sewn onto Shirts, Cellular OG and hence were "dhobied-away" to a very faded image after a few months.
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