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Help with cloth badges please
Hello, I wonder if someone could help me with identifying these please. In collection of late family member, just some of the cloth badges I found. Thanks in advance.
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Hi Jackie, well you have two officers pips, and two queens crowns, both a badges of rank. The Pegasus are airborne related, there’s a navy badge in there too
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Many thanks, that's most helpful. The land/sea creature intrigues me. Kind regards.
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Tim
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Thanks Tim, you've just helped with a VERY long Google search. I can go to bed now, knowing what it is! Cheers.
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The 'beast' represents the Capricorn sign of the Zodiac.
Tim
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Capricorn from the zodiac.
Edit: Tim beat me to it. |
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Ahh, starting to all make sense!
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The red on black patch is for the Combined Operations, consisting of commandos from all three services. A nice WW2 tombstone shape paste back example.
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Thanks CB, most kind. I'll do some research.
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Do these patches look 'true' I don't have any experience in the area.
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You have the thick end of a couple of hundred quid in value there
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Flippin heck! They were stuffed into an envelope with lots of other military cloth badges, in a trunk under the stairs. Thanks Michael.
Last edited by Jackie; 03-05-22 at 08:46 AM. Reason: Newbie, didn't know the rules. |
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British Legion/Royal British Legion , Poppy/Remembrance/Commemorative. Poppy and British Legion Wanted |
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Ooop's sorry! Complete newbie. I'll see if I can delete my post...
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