ID help needed

[armbandman]

Hi does anyone have any views on this

Thanks in advance

Fred

[Sonofacqms]

Fire Department?

Rob

[mike_vee]

Royal Artillery - Fire Direction (centre) ?

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[armbandman]

Just going through the web and found the Canadians use FD on Artillery titles?

[peter monahan]

Originally Posted by armbandman

Just going through the web and found the Canadians use FD on Artillery titles?

The 'FD' that I know of for our artillery units is short for 'Field', as in '7th Fd Battery, RCA'. Is that what you mean?

It would be odd, to say the least, to have just 'FD' on an armband, IMO.

Peter

[armbandman]

Hi Peter I’m just grasping at straws, that was what I meant though

Fred

[Bill A]

The patch is a Canadian screened patch for the RCA Field Regiments in the home defence forces during the Second World War. There are also AT examples made the same way, for the Anti-tank regiment. It has been suggested these were for wear on the summer helmets.

[armbandman]

Hi Bill

Thanks for that, is their a reference to in your book

Regards

Fred

[armbandman]

Hi Bill

This came in the same lot could this be Canadian also