British Battle Insignia (2)

1939–45
A concise guide to the rules for the wearing of battle insignia throughout the British Army in World War 2, how far they were obeyed and how often they were ignored.

By the New Year of 1940 the War Office had agreed in principle to three things.

These were (a) the enhancement of officers' badges of rank with cloth in the colour of the arm-of-service; (b) strips of cloth in the same colours to be worn at the top of the sleeves by all ranks; and (c) the wearing of regimental flashes on Battledress. And so the rules for the wearing of battle insignia throughout the British Army were established.

How far they were obeyed and how often they were ignored will become obvious to anyone reading Mike Chappell's splendid companion work to Men-At-Arms 182.

Contributor: Mike Chappell (Illustrated by)

Illustrator: Mike Chappell

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