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23-03-23, 05:25 AM
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Some formation signs - possibly Australian
Hi All
Can anyone ID these formations signs please? They look like maybe company identification signs. A couple have 'AUST' written on the back, so maybe Australian or Austrian? Thanks, cheers, Alex 
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23-03-23, 08:23 AM
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Hi Alex,
Yes, these are Australian Badges If I am not mistaken (Australian Colour Patches are not my forte I must admit), The 1st (with red circle centre) was worn by field units of the Australian Army Ordnance Corps from 1942-45. The 2nd (circle pair) was worn by Royal Australian Artillery of the 9th Division from 1940 to 42. The 3rd (blue and white diagonal square) was worn by the Australian Army Service Corps of the 7th Division. The 4th (blue and red square) was worn by the Royal Australian Artillery of the 7th Division. (Note: Hope I did not mistake the colour as there was another uni with a similar, albeit different colour combination if I recall) The 5th (blue and red rectangle) was worn by the Royal Australian Artillery of the 6th Division. The 6th (brown rectangle) was worn by the Medical personnel of the 6th Division. The 7th (purple and white triangles) was worn by the 2/4th Pioneer Battalion. All of them were used during WWII. Hope this helps. Justin Last edited by Exiazero; 23-03-23 at 08:37 AM.
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23-03-23, 09:30 AM
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Australian Colour Patches
Very good identifications. Perhaps I could add that the patch for 9 Div RAA should be rotated anti-clockwise so that the border between red and blue is angled so that it is at 2 o'clock/8 o'clock. - red above blue. Even the Australian Official History found it difficult: "No Gunner worth his salt ever wore his colour patchexcept with the red to the front" (representing the flash from a gun barrel followed by the blue smoke), declared a 9th Division artillery sergeant - but he could not remember whether the left-hand patch was cut fro 2 o'clock to 8 o'clock or 10 o;clock to 4 o'clock.
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23-03-23, 09:46 AM
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Found a couple of sites that are a good reference :
WW1 Colour patches of the Australian Forces 1914-1918 https://www.westernfrontassociation....ralian-forces/ WW2 Australian army color patches & ribbons of the Second World War. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-52821806/...ge/n0/mode/1up .
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23-03-23, 10:36 PM
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Hello Alex,
The second (circles) is the 2/31 Aust Inf Bn on the left, a UK manufactured patch dating from 1940, and the 2/33 Aust Inf Bn on the right, an Australian manufactured patch dating from 1941 or later. The black over blue diamond (third patch) might be an early example of a patch for the 2/13 Aust Inf Bn, or that worn later by an AIF member of 25 Aust Inf Bn. It is an Australian made example. The brown and red diamond patch (fourth patch) is the 2/23 Aust Inf Bn, manufactured in Australia from September 1940. Cheers, Keith
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29-03-23, 07:17 AM
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The Australian army color patches & ribbons of the Second World War is very good but it's not 100% correct.
Some patches were professionally very well made whilst others were quite rough.
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