Right-facing East Anglian Viking Badge

Does anybody have one of these?:

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I have left-facing examples, but have never seen a right-facing one like this, except in red.

With thanks,

Peter

[grey_green_acorn]

The yellow viking head on blue shield was the East Anglian Brigade (Training Group) formation badge in wear circa 1948 - 1958. It was based on the East Anglia District formation badge of a yellow viking head on a red shield.
Presumably the East Anglian Brigade wore the badge on the left arm with viking facing forward whereas the District sign was worn on both arms?

Tim,

Thanks for your reply.

Have you ever seen an example of a right-facing blue shield?

Does/did it exist?

Regards,

PJ

[Mike Jackson]

Originally Posted by grey_green_acorn

The yellow viking head on blue shield was the East Anglian Brigade (Training Group) formation badge in wear circa 1948 - 1958. It was based on the East Anglia District formation badge of a yellow viking head on a red shield.
Presumably the East Anglian Brigade wore the badge on the left arm with viking facing forward whereas the District sign was worn on both arms?

East Anglia District signs - white on red - came in facing pairs, embroidered on felt and printed, and was worn on both arms.

Since in theory they were worn only on the left arm - the East Anglian Training Brigade Group sign - yellow on blue, printed and embroidered on felt - should only face left (ie to the front). However, I have a BD blouse badged to a RB 2Lt serving in 7 Armd Bde who wears the Greenjackets Training Brigade Group sign - printed - on both arms below the 7 Armd Bde sign. I mention this to indicate that the rules ref "left arm only" were in this case ignored. This - or the oft-quoted "manufacturer's error" - may account for the occasional yellow on blue Viking's head facing right. I also have a note - from photographs seen years ago in 1 Green Howards' Officers Mess that for some unaccountable reason members of that battalion in Malaya in Jan 52 were wearing the Yorkshire and Northumberland Training Brigade Group sign on OG shirts. Perhaps they could not bear to be separated from the white rose?

Mike,

Thanks for your reply.

The main reason I ask this question is because of a photograph taken at the time of the amalgamation in 1959, at Britannia Barracks, Norwich, during the closing service of the The Royal Norfolk Regiment (see thumbnail):

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In the photo (from Tim Carew's 'The Royal Norfolk Regiment') the Lance Corporal (on the left) is wearing a right-facing viking, on his right arm, and to the best of my knowledge (which is not saying much) only the blue badge was worn at this time by men stationed at the barracks, though I may have this wrong.

The man pictured is a family friend, and I shall, in due course, endeavour to ask him about this badge, but until I am able to do so, I am wondering whether or not the badge he is wearing may in fact have been red, but as mentioned above, I am under the impression that only the blue version was worn by men stationed here.

Peter.

Can anyone else throw light on the possibilty of a right-facing East Anglian Training Group badge (blue version), or the above photo taken at Britannia Barracks?

Regards,

PJ

[johnG]

Can anyone else throw light on the possibilty of a right-facing East Anglian Training Group badge (blue version), or the above photo taken at Britannia Barracks?

Regards,

PJ
That's easy PJ : They are a sinister lot.

Cheers mate,

John