Unknown flash

[fearnaught]

Hi, obtained this flash recently. Any ideas as to what it is? I think/hope it was connected with an armoured unit in NW Europe 1944, thanks in advance Mike

[leigh kitchen]

Australian Pay Corps cWWII? Possibly used after WWII?

Link added:
1438. Aust. Army Pay Corps (Militia), 1937-1943: Auth. AAO 197/1937, 31.8.1937.

A larger version of the above mentioned badge:
1439. Aust. Army Pay Corps, 1943-1945: Auth. GRO 92/1943, 22.1.1943. For wear by all units and personnel of the Corps, including:

Chief Paymasters Office; Corps Field Cash Offices;
Force Command Pay Office; Divisional Field Cash Offices;
Army Command Pay Offices; Armoured Brigade Field Cash Offices;
Army Depot Cash Offices; District Accounts Offices;
Corps Accounts Office; Depot Cash Offices.


http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-...td.htm#plate58

(I see this badge as yellow on blue, is it yellow on black?)

[fearnaught]

Hi Leigh, thank you for that, it is very dark blue and does look Australian. It came with some bits to an armoured officer in France 1944 so I have no idea how they would get connected, thanks again, Mike

[Bill A]

Mike, I think you actually have a patch for the Fort Garry Horse. It was worn on the summer helmets (eg sun helmets) but on the point of the square.

[fearnaught]

Hi Bill, thank you. Is there any chance they could have worn it in N.W. Europe? Thank you again and hope you are keeping well, best wishes Mike

[Bill A]

Possible. Fort Garry's were 2 Canadian Armoured Brigade. An officer may have had that patch in his stuff.

[fairlie63]

If it is Australian it is from the pre-1943 period. Later patches were smaller and a lighter blue.

Anybody wearing them in Europe, UK, would have had the later style of patch with a grey background and the only reason I can think of AAPC being there would be with 1 Aust PW Reception Gp for recovered Australian PoW.

Keith

[lettman]

I have one of these almost exactly the same as the initial posting. I also came to the conclusion that it was Fort Garry Horse, possibly WW1.

[fearnaught]

Hi all, thanks for replies, all very interesting. I'll try and get more information from the vendor, thanks again Mike

[Bill A]

A patch of that type was worn on the Wolseley or tropical helmets by the Fort Garry's as a pugaree flash after the First World War.