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15-01-09, 01:24 PM
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Northumberland Hussars WW2 Badges & Patches
I’m trying to assemble a collection of insignia to represent my wife's Grandad's unit the Northumberland Hussars (102nd Anti-tank) in WW2 1942 - 1945.
I'm a bit puzzled as to how the NHs would have badged their uniforms as although they were part of the Royal Artillery, they had special dispensation to retain their cap badges and I believe they also had their own Regimental flash (2 shades of blue) as opposed to the Royal Artillery one. They were attached to several divisions during the war, so assumedly wore the formation badges (or 8th Army patches) as appropriate: UK 1940-1 - 2nd Armoured Division Greece 1941 - 1st Armoured Brigade N Africa 1941-2 - 7th Armoured Division N Africa 1942-3 - 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division El Alamein 10/42 - 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division Sicily 1943 - 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division UK 1943-4 - 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division D Day 1944 - 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division NW Europe 1944 - 50th (Northumbrian Infantry Division NW Europe 1944-5 - 15th (Scottish) Division The only period photo I’ve seen is of a gunner in Nijmegen with the ‘double T’ formation badge for the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, which underneath it looks like he has BOTH the regimental flash for the NH (2 shades of blue) and the regimental flash for the Royal Artillery (Red & Blue). He’s also wearing the ‘NH’ metal shoulder titles. This image is posted on another forum here: http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/searchi...34883-a-5.html Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Paul Last edited by Belly; 15-01-09 at 01:30 PM. Reason: Typo 
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15-01-09, 05:55 PM
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Northumberland Hussars
Hi Belly, you have a very nice photo even the museum told me they have no WW2 vehicle photos, must have been taken at the end of the war or the censor would have removed the insignia. A NH over Ra flash was recently sold on Ebay for about £50. Cheers Sean.
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15-01-09, 06:37 PM
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16-01-09, 01:08 PM
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The image of my grandfather-in-law (bottom right with the dog!):
I believe the sign denotes 'A Battery', The 46 refers to the TAC sign carried on their vehicles, 46 being the sign for the Divisional Anti-tank regiment. The photo was taken when they were in 15th Scottish Division as per the lion rampant Div sign. The flags at the bottom is the naval signal for "engage the enemy more closely". Unknown soldier in Nijmegen: Cheers Paul Last edited by Belly; 16-01-09 at 04:41 PM. Reason: Fixed Pictures
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16-01-09, 02:02 PM
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Paul, Have your pics been removed or did they just not upload?
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16-11-20, 04:15 PM
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102nd (Northumberland Hussars) Anti Tank Reg formation sign
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Paul My Uncle was an M10 Driver in Normandy off Gold Beach - Arromanches we understand. it all gets a little confusing because we read that he was with the 102nd but he did service in Africa and Italy and then D Day. but what we are trying to find is which formation sign would he be wearing in France. Off photo we can only (black & white) make out a dark square then white with something? in the middle it is very difficult to determine. As for the m10 what signage would have been on the tank? the only phot we have give no clear view on ly the rear where the lads are having a break by the looks of it, behind bocage high above them. Can you help with advise in any way? Ian
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