WW2 units broken up for reinforcements?

[Nyles]

I had a question as to whether soldiers from units which were broken up for reinforcements in late WW2 (such as the Grey and Simcoe Foresters) would have continued to wear the cap badge of their original unit or have been rebadged when reassigned? I ask because when I served overseas as an augmentee with a PPCLI battlegroup, augmentees continued to wear the badge of their original unit. Now, I realise this was a different war and a different situation, I'm just wondering what the practice was at the time.

[Pylon1357]

I'm sure someone will be by with a more informative and detailed post, but the short answer is no. In the Second World War, replacements wore the badge of their new unit, as they were transfered to that unit, not simply attached.

In Afg. the Reserve Unit members that augmented the Regular Force units, wore thier original Unit Badge as they were simply 'attatched' to that unit for a specific roll. When the members returned to Canada, they returned to their home units.

I hope this helps, I have somewhat confused myself in my reply. LOL

[Voltigeur]

Clifford has it right.
Jo

[servicepub]

Originally Posted by Voltigeur

Clifford has it right.

Not a sentence you see often. (just kidding Cliff)