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Old 20-09-18, 10:55 AM
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a) Seasick Wyvern- green and yellow! How about I start a tale by saying it was worn by Seaborne Recce...
b) Appears to have eaten too many blue lollies by the state of it's tongue


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Quite a nice looking badge, there are some on the forum with red bits on, interested in the story. Regards Mark
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Old 20-09-18, 03:34 PM
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Back in the 80's a Cambridge dealer told me that some Wessex Div. signs to be worn by infantry were produced with red tongues to the Wyvern and some were produced with blue, I think he said for RA.
That's the only reference to the red / blue details that I've heard.
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Blue tongue as page 191 c203 Bruno Boulander Ref book 14 variations shown
If you don't want this badge I would be happy to have it
Collecting Wilts/wessex etc for 45 years
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Now compared with examples in my collection -not sure if I would want them

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Old 20-09-18, 07:45 PM
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Loads of examples here. https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ghlight=wyvern

Not sure if I would be happy with these.
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Old 20-09-18, 08:23 PM
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The debate about 43 (Wx) Inf Div signs goes on for ever. I remain of the opinion that red additions to the basic design could have been to indicate Div HQ personnel and blue ditto for members of the three Bde HQs. That aside I use this one as my bench mark - worn by Capt John Corner Int Corps, 57 Field Security Section in 1944.
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Old 21-09-18, 12:58 AM
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Blue tongue as page 191 c203 Bruno Boulander Ref book 14 variations shown
If you don't want this badge I would be happy to have it
Collecting Wilts/wessex etc for 45 years
David
Now compared with examples in my collection -not sure if I would want them
I am unfamiliar with this book. Please could I have details?

= = =

Thanks to all who contributed. I'm still unsure as to the authenticity of these due to the amount of spaghetti on the back (Italian made?). I think the seasick version is definitely a dud, but what about the other blue tongue lizard?

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Old 21-09-18, 04:51 AM
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Mentioned here.

https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=49638
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Old 21-09-18, 04:58 AM
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ISBN is: 978-2 -9601802-0-6

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The author is at: boulangermail@gmail.com
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Old 21-09-18, 05:31 AM
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There's a second edition, correcting some mistakes in the first?
Somehow I'd completely forgotten that I had a copy and so it didn't occur to me to take it off the shelf and check Wessex Div.
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Old 21-09-18, 09:11 AM
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Thank you.

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The idea of different units does not work for me. More likely it's maker's variation or a change in design because the first one was not liked.
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The idea of different units does not work for me. More likely it's maker's variation or a change in design because the first one was not liked.
There is also evidence of "embroiderers' licence" in the case of printed signs that were subsequently embroidered by wife/girlfriends - red and blue appendages being added at some young lady's whim? Mike
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The blue tongue/claw version is correct and was worn by the 43rd Recce troops. Reference to this is found in the War Diary Mike.
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