Guards Division Patch

[mark holden]

I think this style of patch was worn by units attached to the Guards Div in WW1. Mike Chappell (BBI 1914-1918 page 8) Mike says different backgrounds with a brass G pushed through the cloth. This is an embroidered purple G surrounded by golden thread on a black ground-Chaplains? perhaps. Any additional info gratefully received.

 

thanks

 

Mark 

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[Grovetown]

G definitely used by Corps troops in the division Mark. Haven't seen a patch before though. 

 

Usage types are recorded by Waring - will look up later, if you don't have it. 

 

I have an RFA painted Brodie featuring it - again, will post later. 

 

Whether padre or not...cannot say. 

 

Cheers,

 

GT

[Grovetown]

Waring records that a red felt G was worn by 75th Bde RFA, and that a yellow wire G on a blue felt shield was worn by officers of 75th Bde too.

 

That said, my understanding is that the red G was a general Corps troops sign and not necessarily specific to 75th Bde. I expect that goes for the officer version as well.

 

Here's a helmet sporting the same; also - and by coincidence - a billet/ dugout sign of the 75th Bde.

 

Cheers,

 

GT.

[mark holden]

Many thanks GT. I am hoping to visit your exhibition later this summer when I visit my in laws in London.

 

thanks again for taking the trouble to reply.

 

Mark