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As these are just the TF Infantry units, I assume that the TF Combat Support (Guns, Sigs and Engineers) and Combat Service Support(Logistics, Medics) just wear the badge of their parent corps, or with the proliferation of MCU unit patches do the have specific unit patches?
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#17
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Yes just the Infantry badges here, the TF combat & Logistical Support wear their parent corp cap/collar badges and velcro unit identifiers.
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#18
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Nice collection of badges NZEF! Great to see the new collars. I am sure a lot of people will be pleased to see this new post of yours.
BRgds Cliff Lord Aka Quicksilver |
#19
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Further to the metal badges here are some pix of three new patches.
Attached pic of new 5/7th company identifiers. XI East Coast Coy (Napier and Gisborne) VII XI West Coast Coy (Linton, Whanganui and New Plymouth) V VII HQ Coy Trentham Camp Rgds Quicksilver |
#20
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Here is another patch of 5/7 from Malcolm Thomas. He provided the info on the others I showed today.
Quicksilver |
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The patch in previous photo was worn by 5/7 on pugaree of mounted rifle hats.As these are now discontinued as headress other than mounted/armour units, this patch is now obsolete.
The 3 black 5/7 patches are worn on upper sleeve of service dress jacket, 2/4 equivelent is already pictured in this thread.Attached is the 3/6 service dress unit patch, a copy of the WW1 Auckland patch.Originally it was requested if could be worn below the collar (like the WW1 patches) however this was denied & so is worn also on the upper sleeve. |
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3/6 RNZIR
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#23
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Reserve force Infantry Unit Identifiers
Here are the velcro unit patches, worn on the left arm on working dress shirt, first in DPM & now MCU pattern material.
Top row is first version, originally on DPM shirt-2/4 was first TF unit to adopt, followed by the other two. However, note Taiaha on 2/4 patch-facing the wrong way, which led them to correct this (middle row) design version 2 on subdued material.(MCU shirt also introduced around this time) This design was then copied by 3/6 & 5/7. These 2 units then had to create their own original patch, (bottom row) note 3/6 is based on WW1 Auckland patch, similar to red/black service dress patch previously pictured) 2/4 still wear the patch as in the middle. |
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Mounted Rifle Hat Reserve Infantry Puggaree patches
As mentioned earlier, Army wide these hats have now been replaced with beret for dress 1, all units except for Mounted units. Lemon Squeezers are issued as appropriate for ceremonial occasions. Here are the former patches TF Infantry (now called reserve forces) worn on side of puggaree.(similar in location to WW1 NZRB,NZMR & WW2 NZEF IP) I can post some of the Regular force ones later.
Note small size, (large velcro patch at bottom to compare size) Left to Right: 2/4 (they also had a first version in black), 5/7 (first version top) and last 3/6-however, this one only worn by Auckland & Northland Companies as Hauraki still retained their original cap badge (previously the only Reserve unit to do so) & was deemed sufficient as a distinguisher (as opposed to the others who wore RNZIR cap badge) |
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Waikato Mounted Rifles
In response to post 16 here is the insignia of WMR, a Hamilton based reserve ('Territorial Force') unit whose parent unit is Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles. (who are regular force armoured crewman operating NZLAV) WMR crew armoured pinzgauer & share the same velcro unit identifier, green diamond beret backing patch & pugaree patch as QAMR. However they have their own capbadge, a restrike of the WW1 era badge but in bronze with screwbacks & introduced in 2008.
Last edited by NZEF; 16-01-19 at 03:00 AM. |
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WMR Cap Badge/patches
WMR Cap Badge/patches
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