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Old 19-05-19, 04:21 PM
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Default Unknown arm patch

I've attached a picture of my late Mother in Law in what I believe to be her NAAFI uniform during WW2, on her arm is a diamond patch that I believe may be a mourning patch as her brother was KIA at Alamein but I'm unsure if that's what it is.
I know it's not strictly a military question but I can't seem to find any information anywhere else as to what it might be.

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Old 19-05-19, 04:56 PM
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I think there is a design on the badge.

Edit - although the badge in the photo doesn't appear to have a white design a quick Google shows a blue diamond with a white embroidered NAAFI badge being sold as a NAAFI overalls badge.
https://www.the-saleroom.com/zh-cn/a...9-a7be00e2f038

The site of a company producing insignia for reenactors shows a version in red on beige.
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Old 19-05-19, 07:32 PM
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Thank you for that Leigh and yes it looks like there is a design on it but the more I enlarge it the more indistinct it becomes, it looks like it might be a clover leaf or a fleur-de-lis.
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Old 19-05-19, 09:26 PM
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Further to my previous post I've just looked at the original photo with a strong magnifying lens and can't see any sort of design on the patch so I can only assume the scanning must have created it.

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Old 20-05-19, 09:43 AM
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As far as I know no arm badges were worn on the NAAFI khaki uniform and I would agree that the diamond is a mourning patch.

Jon
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Old 20-05-19, 09:18 PM
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Thank you Jon for that.
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Old 21-05-19, 06:35 PM
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I think I can see two bells tied with a bow on the diamond, why it would be there I don’t know
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Old 22-05-19, 12:37 PM
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The original shows nothing, maybe the scanner picked something up?
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