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just found this: http://cgi.ebay.com/BRITISH-WW2-LAND-FORCES-ADRIATIC-COMMANDO-CLOTH-PATCH-/120620000835

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By jdarbyshire at 2011-06-18

This photo taken by Derrick Jackson who ended up at Land Forces Adriatic HQ in 1943 should clinch it. He describes the emblem as Pegasus although it bears little resemblance to the airborne forces flash described by Mervyn- and, I agree, it does look like it's swimming. Maybe it's a reference to the raiding missions that set out from Bari across the Adriatic to German-occupied Yugoslavia.

In his memoir at <http://www.britain-at-war.org.uk/ww2/Derrick_Jackson/html/adriatic_hq.htm> he writes:

"In no time we entered the outskirts of Bari and through the streets we drove, eventually pulling up outside a M.P.s building to ask our way. We were directed to a large building about three stories high. A sergeant came out and instructed our driver to drive through a large archway in the middle of the building. This led into a large space where several vehicles were parked. I noticed all of them had large signs on them of a horse with wings and the words L.F.A. This was the designation sign Pegasus the flying horse, represented Land Forces Adriatic." (His punctuation)

JF

This makes sense... The other documentation I have shows LFA CMF (Attached)

He was 2 Cdo. 43 Cdo. and COPP - not sure what the order is.

I have his army number, how do I go around getting records? I have lots of pictures of him but he never talked about the war and unfortunately passed away in 1986.

Hi guys,

I have a picture of a soldier in WW2 who has a shoulder patch which looks like a swimming white dragon.

Has anyone seen this before? What is it?

The soldier was a commando with no 2 Cdo., then with 43 Cdo. Royal Marines

Picture attached.

Thanks