mark holden Posted 10 September , 2013 Share Posted 10 September , 2013 Could anyone assist in possibly identifying the following patch combination 'a red triangle over three equally sized blue bars' thanks Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 10 September , 2013 Share Posted 10 September , 2013 Mark This is not the answer but it might help focus your search. http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=148457&page=3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovetown Posted 10 September , 2013 Share Posted 10 September , 2013 D Company, 16th Lancs Fus.is recorded as same. Cheers, GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark holden Posted 10 September , 2013 Author Share Posted 10 September , 2013 Gareth, Thank you hope all is well at 'Bovy'. Mark Mark This is not the answer but it might help focus your search. http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=148457&page=3 GT, many thanks I hope to have a picture shortly. Mark D Company, 16th Lancs Fus.is recorded as same. Cheers, GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 10 September , 2013 Share Posted 10 September , 2013 Gareth, Thank you hope all is well at 'Bovy'. Mark GT, many thanks I hope to have a picture shortly. Mark Struggling on Mark, struggling on. Hope all is well in Yorkshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBrockway Posted 11 September , 2013 Share Posted 11 September , 2013 Not the answer either, but 12/KRRC's patch was a black triangle over three equally sized black bars. The schema in 20th (Light) Division was a shape for each brigade with 1,2,3 or 4 bars for the four battalions in each brigade (by order of precedence) 59 Bde - Circle 60 Bde - Triangle 61 Bde - Square If a similar schema applied in other divisions, but using different colours, then you're looking for the 3rd ranking battalion in the 2nd brigade in whatever division. That's a very BIG IF though ;-) Cheers, Mark EDIT: just to clarify - as far as I'm aware, ALL these symbols were black only, but this is a subject where I have no direct contemporary source: all my info has come from other Pals here on the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark holden Posted 14 September , 2013 Author Share Posted 14 September , 2013 Thanks Mark some good info. Not the answer either, but 12/KRRC's patch was a black triangle over three equally sized black bars. The schema in 20th (Light) Division was a shape for each brigade with 1,2,3 or 4 bars for the four battalions in each brigade (by order of precedence) 59 Bde - Circle 60 Bde - Triangle 61 Bde - Square If a similar schema applied in other divisions, but using different colours, then you're looking for the 3rd ranking battalion in the 2nd brigade in whatever division. That's a very BIG IF though ;-) Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourlonwood Posted 18 September , 2013 Share Posted 18 September , 2013 Hi, To complete GT, here the scheme of the 16th Lancs (Service Bon) (2nd Salford Pals) PS : All is well in North of France Cheers David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBrockway Posted 18 September , 2013 Share Posted 18 September , 2013 Hi, To complete GT, here the scheme of the 16th Lancs (Service Bon) (2nd Salford Pals) PS : All is well in North of France Cheers David 2nd Salford Pals were in 96 Bde, 32nd Division. Within 96 Bde, they were third in the order of precedence (=three horizontal bars) and 96 Bde were the second brigade in 32nd Division (=triangle). It looks like a very similar schema to 20th (Light) Division with the addition of the "battalion" bars using colour to denote the Company while the "brigade" shape at the top retains the same red colour. I have no info on whether this was used in the 20th (Light) Division. Everything I've seen only mentions black - appropriate to one of the two specialist light/rifles divisions. Also there would be a problem with the HQ Coy using the "brigade" shape alone - what would the HQ Coys in the other battalions in 96 Bde use? Does any Pal have a better idea of the intended logic of these schema and whether any such logic was applied to more than one division? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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