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Signals armband, Japanese badge pairing.
Just been given this pair of badges. They came together joined by a very rusty safety pin so i assume that they were brought back by the same soldier A blue and white buckle type Signals brassard and a Japanese superior privates rank and name breast badge. The Brassard has an octagonal stamp on the back with what looks like SHAN over a broad arrow and 35 .Could this mean it was issued in Shanghai in 1935 ? there are a couple of other stamps including a strange square with two dots? Any ideas would be appreciated.
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Indian connection ?
"India were not as consistent at using an ordnance mark as the rest of the empire, but when they did use the mark it was in the form of the /|\ above an ‘I’ " Broad Arrow Markings Could SHAN be SHAH as I saw a pith helmet listing: "This classic pith helmet was manufactured in India and has a beautiful original "Shah & Co. Cochin" manufacturer label inside. " NB. India also used the mark with the 'I' above the arrow on knifes etc. .
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British Legion/Royal British Legion , Poppy/Remembrance/Commemorative. Poppy and British Legion Wanted Last edited by mike_vee; 03-10-20 at 12:49 PM. Reason: Added info |
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Cheers Mike,looks like you`ve hit the nail on the head and that would link up with the japanese badge as well.Excellent,many thanks.
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Please please leave these together they are only original once.
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Mac, the superior private rank insignia would have been worn on the collar of the tunic and has been later added to the green felt, as with the name tag.
The kanji (Japanese characters) reads 'Inukai Takeo' (犬飼猛推). The surname is first (Inukai) followed by the given name (Takeo).
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Brilliant, many thanks,
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I am wondering if the Japanese soldier was a prisoner of war or, perhaps one of the Japanese PoWs that we rearmed to help put down the insurrection in the Dutch East Indies in 1946.
I cannot think of any other reason that he might have a name tag that ended up in the hands of a British soldier |
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Post war Japanese troopers were used under British command, my cousins wife’s father was a Cpl in the Signals in Far East he had a company of Japanese troops under his command he brought back the Japanese NCO’s Sword given to him by the Sgt under his command incidentally he ended up fighting the Vichy French in Vietnam area 1946 a little known part of WW2.
This may have some connection to the Arm band. btns sorry for your loss Regards Stephen |
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