Unusual Patch from WW2.

[Grant Broadhurst]

Got this off a workmate today , was his Grandads and he was in the Army Service Corps in Egypt . It looks like he has stitched a shoulder flash to the top of the patch , the inscription looks Greek to me ?

Edited April 27, 2007 by Grant Broadhurst

[Michael Johnson]

Very interesting.

AGGLIA is Greek for ENGLAND

PARATHRHTHS means "WATCHER" or I suppose in a military sense "Observer"

The owl is the Athenian symbol.

[David S]

These were worn by the Observers / Monitors in the 1945-46 Greek elections.

The top tab denotes the UK. The US and France were involved as well.

An interesting piece of not well known history.

[Paul R]

Not many of those around!!

[Grant Broadhurst]

WOW , Thanks for the fabulous info guys !!!!

my workmate will be really impressed !!

[Michael Johnson]

These were worn by the Observers / Monitors in the 1945-46 Greek elections.

The top tab denotes the UK. The US and France were involved as well.

An interesting piece of not well known history.

I've always been interested in Greece's part in the Second World War, and the allied support both in 1940 and 1944-45.

Lovely badge.

Edited May 1, 2007 by Michael Johnson

[Tiger-pie]

I've always been interested in Greece's part in the Second World War, and the allied support both in 1940 and 1944-45.

Lovely badge.

SLIGHTLY

The Greek goverment awarded my uncle with two service medals, the War Medal 1940-41 and the War Medal 1941-45. I'm not sure that he was entitled to the second one as he fought on the Greek mainland then on Crete where he was captured in 1941. Regardless, he was awarded both, though having read up on it, I'm not sure why.

Regards;

Johnsy