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Old 11-11-20, 05:19 PM
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Thanks Irish, so that patch came in 3 years after the siege. Is there a patch A Coy, 35th Btn would have worn, or would it just be a UN patch?

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Old 12-11-20, 03:51 AM
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Terry,

if it helps, the first Irish units to adopt unit specific insignia on the UNOC mission were the 2nd Armoured Car Squadron (from Oct. 1962) and the 38th Infantry Battalion (from Nov. 1962). The unit specific insignia took the form of a shoulder title.

The main insignia worn at the time that the 35th battalion served was a brassard, which was introduced during the 34th battalion's tour of duty, worn typically on the left shoulder. The brassard had the word "IRELAND" in an arc embroidered directly in yellow thread below which was a green embroidered shamrock and below that sew on rank markings for rank and file. The round UN patch was usually sewn on between the shamrock and the rank marking and sometimes the formation badge that the individual belonged to at home in Ireland (Eastern, Southern, Western, Curragh Commands) was added on individual basis.

During the ONUC mission the Irish units were composite units drawn from home units only for the duration of the operational tour, they disbanded after the tour. In the Infantry Battalions typically A company of the overseas unit was drawn from units in the Eastern Command, B Company from units in the Southern Command , C Company from units in the Western Command etc.

The brassard can be seen in a photo towards the end of the article in the link below

https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/his...man-remembers/

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Thank you so much John! Excellent information!!!!

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