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Old 08-06-20, 10:48 PM
nbroadarrowz nbroadarrowz is offline
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Default 37 Battalion Pacific badge

Hi to all,
Has anyone seen this badge before?
I am interested to know if anyone has any information about this badge and the badge mentioned in Thomas/Lord as 37 Battalion being red/blue diamond on black.

The 37 Battalion association pin that was produced post war has the yellow and red colours.

Is the red/blue/black badge an early example and the yellow and red badge a later example. Did they change for some reason during the war?

Any help appreciated.
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Barry
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Old 10-06-20, 08:45 AM
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Hi Barry,
An interesting wee patch, from what I can see it is hand stitched?

Comparing your patch to the 14 examples of 2NZEFIP distinguishing patches in my photo database, and the four that are in the Thomas/Lord book, and the 14th MMG patch in my own collection, they all have a very noticeable machine stitching when viewed from the front.

However, yours could well be an unofficial version.

36th and 37th Battalion patches.

36th & 37th Battalion obverse.jpg
36th & 37th Battalion reverse.jpg

Brent
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