Looking for some info om R.A.E.M.E.

[fougasse1940]

This from the article on REME badges by Major D.J. Wright, MA, MSc, CEng, MIMechE from Crown Imperial magazine 41 of Summer 1985:
The Quetta Badge
The delay in the provision of the authorised badge pattern led to the fascinating cap badge shown in figure 1, an example of which is in the Corps Museum. This was designed and worn in Quetta, India, between october 1942 and February 1943 pending the arrival of issue badges. Although a comparison of Figure 1 (with the well known version) shows obvious differences there is no doubt that the Quetta badge is a faithful interpretation of the written description of the ACI! A visual axample of the old story which begins 'send three and fourpence...!'
The description for Cap badge, Collar badge and button in the ACI of 1 August 1942 is: A laurel wreath surmounted by a crown; on the wreath, four shields bearing the letters "REME"; within the wreath, a pair of calipers.

Quetta is now the provincial capital and largest city of the Balochistan province of Pakistan.

Rgds, Thomas.