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Old 01-09-20, 05:09 PM
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The beret badges are interesting. They do not at first glanc look like the traditional UN badge. In the photo I had posted Earlier my assumption was an attempt to obscure/censor it. However the photo posted by Mike seems to show a similar beret badge.
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Old 01-09-20, 05:16 PM
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I think "The Siege of Jadotville" film shows officers wearing metal /enamel badges and others wearing white embroidered with and without lettering above (for what that's worth).
Photos of the time seem to show the metal / enamel ones.
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Old 01-09-20, 06:07 PM
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Take your pick ?
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Old 01-09-20, 06:13 PM
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Looks like the 3rd from left may have removed his badge from the cap, leaving a dark area that hasn't been sun bleached? Not sure.
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Old 01-09-20, 07:25 PM
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Mike, where was this photo taken? It has a full array of head gear.
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Can't remember the details on the site but caption was about pay parade !


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OK , found out where the photo came from , it was an article in History of War magazine (2Nov 2017) titled : Seige of Jacotville Part III.

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/histo...81659665302024

It is basically an interview with Irish UN Veteran Tony Dykes , here is the full picture.
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Old 01-09-20, 09:57 PM
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Thanks Mike.
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Re the helmets worn at Jadotville - there's a quote from Noel Carey in an item on that site - " I was alone in our trench with a plastic helmet on my head and mortar rounds exploding all around..........."

So it looks like it was a case of being issued M1 type liners only and not the steel shells.
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Irish 18th Infantry Group... this would be from their deployment to Cyprus.. March 1970 to October 1970. U.N. Deployment...UNFICYP.

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The United Nations soft cap...

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hi

very nice items

my only one item

@+, hughes
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Very interesting thread. I enjoyed the film on Jadotville, and find all of the insignia really nice and a definite area to collect. Am I right in assuming that he patch with the clover leaf would have been worn by the unit in the movie/story?

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Old 10-11-20, 09:45 PM
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Terry in looking at a post earlier in this thread it was stated that the Shamrock on red shield was worn 1964 to 1987.
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I got this off a car boot in Ireland back in the 80's. Don't know what era it's from.
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