Can you help identify this British Division Patch?

[FrontlineAntiques]

Any Ideas guys? Im stumped with this one!

All the best

Dan

[Hugh]

Any Ideas guys? Im stumped with this one!

All the best

Dan

33 Indian Corps, 2nd type. Design was also worn on a background the Corps colours of red / white / white. See p. 75 - 76, Howard Cole's Formation Badges of World War Two.

Best,

Hugh

[FrontlineAntiques]

33 Indian Corps, 2nd type. Design was also worn on a background the Corps colours of red / white / white. See p. 75 - 76, Howard Cole's Formation Badges of World War Two.

Best,

Hugh

Fantastic as always Hugh! Many thanks

I had an idea it was Indian Army but couldnt figure it out.

Slight potted history of the XXXIII -

The first Badge of the 33rd Indian Corps was a Black Silhouette of the Head of the Duke of Wellington on a Green background within a Red Circle.

The Badge was chosen by the then Corps Commander Lieut/Gen Alexander Frank Philip Christison ( C.S.I. C.B. D.S.O. M.C.) because the Operational Area allocated to the formation covered most of the territory over which the Duke of Wellington fought whilst in India (1800-1805).

The Corps was raised in November 1942 to Command the 19th. & 25th. Indian Divisions, the 251st Indian Tank Brigade & other units & formations allocated to the Defence of Southern India.

As they were intended as an Amphibious Expeditionary Force, the New Badge was made up of the "Trident" for the Royal Navy, the "Sword" for the Army & the "Wings" for the Royal Air Force, (a similar motif as Combined Operations) .

A Sword & Trident crossed & superimposed on Geometrical Wings in White on a Black background, the Badge was also worn on a Corps colour background of Red. White. & Red.

History

From April 3rd 1944 to the 27th May 1945, the 33rd Corps travelled a distance of 27,127 miles from Jorhat to Rangoon, liberating some 55,500 square miles of enemy held territory.

The Corps had the Task of halting the Northern most Japanese drive at Kohima, following the reopening of the land route to Imphal, by continuous action through the 1944-1945 monsoons the Japanese 15th Army were driven back across the Chindwin, from where the drive to the Irrawaddy was launched culminating in the Capture of Mandalay on the 19th March 1945.

Operating South of the line of the Irrawaddy the Corps cleared the Oilfields Area around Yenaugyaung to link with the Troops pushing North from Rangoon on the 15th May 1945.

The Corps was reassigned to the Twelfth Army on the 2nd May 1945.

[speagle]

33 Indian Corps, 2nd type. Design was also worn on a background the Corps colours of red / white / white. See p. 75 - 76, Howard Cole's Formation Badges of World War Two.

Best,

Hugh

As I was surfing for more info, I ran across this site. Thought you might be interested if you haven't already seen it.

http://www.petergh.f2s.com/flashes.html

Ed

[FrontlineAntiques]

As I was surfing for more info, I ran across this site. Thought you might be interested if you haven't already seen it.

http://www.petergh.f2s.com/flashes.html

Ed

Cheers Ed! Ive had that one saved for a while and it has come in very useful a number of times!

[Hugh]

Fantastic as always Hugh! Many thanks

I had an idea it was Indian Army but couldnt figure it out.

Slight potted history of the XXXIII -

The first Badge of the 33rd Indian Corps was a Black Silhouette of the Head of the Duke of Wellington on a Green background within a Red Circle.

The Badge was chosen by the then Corps Commander Lieut/Gen Alexander Frank Philip Christison ( C.S.I. C.B. D.S.O. M.C.) because the Operational Area allocated to the formation covered most of the territory over which the Duke of Wellington fought whilst in India (1800-1805).

The Corps was raised in November 1942 to Command the 19th. & 25th. Indian Divisions, the 251st Indian Tank Brigade & other units & formations allocated to the Defence of Southern India.

As they were intended as an Amphibious Expeditionary Force, the New Badge was made up of the "Trident" for the Royal Navy, the "Sword" for the Army & the "Wings" for the Royal Air Force, (a similar motif as Combined Operations) .

A Sword & Trident crossed & superimposed on Geometrical Wings in White on a Black background, the Badge was also worn on a Corps colour background of Red. White. & Red.

History

From April 3rd 1944 to the 27th May 1945, the 33rd Corps travelled a distance of 27,127 miles from Jorhat to Rangoon, liberating some 55,500 square miles of enemy held territory.

The Corps had the Task of halting the Northern most Japanese drive at Kohima, following the reopening of the land route to Imphal, by continuous action through the 1944-1945 monsoons the Japanese 15th Army were driven back across the Chindwin, from where the drive to the Irrawaddy was launched culminating in the Capture of Mandalay on the 19th March 1945.

Operating South of the line of the Irrawaddy the Corps cleared the Oilfields Area around Yenaugyaung to link with the Troops pushing North from Rangoon on the 15th May 1945.

The Corps was reassigned to the Twelfth Army on the 2nd May 1945.

Thanks. I had a distant relative (Maj. Gen. Derek Tulloch) who was Wingate's Chief of Staff for the Chindits.