Corpses identified on field by "yellow badges"

[geraint]

July 13, 1916, following the attack on Mametz Wood (10-11 July) Capt Wynn Griffiths of 15th London Welsh RWF states that in walking the immediate aftermath of the battle, some corpses of his own battalion could only be identified as such "by their yellow badges".

Would the whole Brigades and or the 38th Division have worn variations of these or was it a single battalion insignia? If it was only the 15th Battalion who wore these, what did the other battalions of the 38th Division wear?

Battalions being

RWF 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

Welch Regiment 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19 (Pioneer),

SWB 10, 11

They would variously have belonged to 113, 114 and 115 Brigades.

Does the fact that he mentiones "badges" indicate a designed badge (as we would think of a badge today), or was it just a piece of coloured cloth?

[larney]

Hi Geraint,

They were coloured felt patches, worn on the upper arm. All of the Battalions had their own- there is a seperate thread on the forum detailing coloured patches.

If you can't find it, I'll dig out what info I have on them,

All the best,

SteveJ.

[geraint]

Thanks Steve - I'll dig about.

[geraint]

Yes, there was a thread in July - and the colours for various battalions is now answered. Ta SteveJ

[larney]

Yes, there was a thread in July - and the colours for various battalions is now answered. Ta SteveJ

Tidy job,

Cheers Geraint,

Steve.

[RobL]

There'd be a lot more dead bodies with yellow insignia in the area the day later when the 110 (Leicestershire Regiment) Brigade attacked