Reserve force Infantry Unit Identifiers
Here are the velcro unit patches, worn on the left arm on working dress shirt, first in DPM & now MCU pattern material.
Top row is first version, originally on DPM shirt-2/4 was first TF unit to adopt, followed by the other two. However, note Taiaha on 2/4 patch-facing the wrong way, which led them to correct this (middle row) design version 2 on subdued material.(MCU shirt also introduced around this time) This design was then copied by 3/6 & 5/7. These 2 units then had to create their own original patch, (bottom row) note 3/6 is based on WW1 Auckland patch, similar to red/black service dress patch previously pictured) 2/4 still wear the patch as in the middle.
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