British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Recent Books by Forum Members

   

Go Back   British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum > Australian Military Insignia > Formation Signs and Unit Colour Patches

 Other Pages: Galleries, Links etc.
Glossary  Books by Forum Members     Canadian Pre 1914    CEF    CEF Badge Inscriptions   Canadian post 1920     Canadian post 1953     British Cavalry Badges     Makers' Marks    Pipers' Badges  Canadian Cloth Titles  Books  SEARCH
 
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 06-11-18, 07:51 AM
badgecollector's Avatar
badgecollector badgecollector is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 4,239
Default BCOF Japanese POW Guards patch?

hi all
ive just put a few albums up and one is of some BCOF/Korea items.
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...p?albumid=3571

one of the gold bullion embroidered BCOF patches has a border around it. this makes it different to the other variations i have and that i have seen.
the note that i found with this patch suggests this type was worn by the Guards of the Japanese POWs.
can anyone confirm this?
interested to hear your views
bc
Attached Images
File Type: jpg IMG_7872.jpg (84.1 KB, 94 views)
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 06-11-18, 11:46 AM
badjez's Avatar
badjez badjez is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Hervey Bay QLD Australia
Posts: 2,438
Default BCOF

BC,

I suspect your informant is mistaken. I don't believe this badge was introduced until after the BCOF was re-named.
I've attached an extract from an Army Council Instruction that may be of interest.

Stephen.

23.07.52. ACI 468: BCOF Japan. With the ratification of the Japanese Peace Treaty, the British Commonwealth troops in Japan have ceased to be occupation forces, and the term ‘British Commonwealth Occupation Forces’ is no longer applicable.
The correct address was HQ, British Commonwealth Forces, Korea.
[The Advanced HQ was in Korea.]
__________________
Life is just a hallucination caused by breathing oxygen, because when you stop breathing it, everything goes away
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 09-01-19, 08:29 AM
Hendo Hendo is offline
New Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Western Australia
Posts: 8
Default

Nice BCOF patch - I have only seen pictographs the bordered patch on officers
I have a few varieties of locally made BCOF patches which I will post if I can work out how to - lol
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 10-01-19, 07:47 AM
3battalion's Avatar
3battalion 3battalion is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Posts: 798
Default

Cracking album BC thanks for sharing.

Paul
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

mhs link

All times are GMT. The time now is 11:01 AM.


Powered by: vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.