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    I picked up a handful of photos yesterday to FAR 10 and amongst them was a photo showing a sleeve badge with the letter F worn on the left arm. There's nothing written on the reverse giving a clue as to the unit but I suppose it's possible it's artillery.

    Tony

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    Hi Tony,

    Normally, within a communications unit, this "F" stands for "Fernsprecher". In this case, if these are members of an artillery unit, it may be an unofficial patch for the same or for a "Feuerwerker" (artificer), thought these were usually NCOs.

    Chip

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    Thanks a lot for the explanation Chip.

    I've just been searching through the photos looking for similar faces but no luck. I did find a photo postcard with men wearing what looks like winged propellers on their straps so not all artillery as I previously thought. I'll have to scan it.

    Tony

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    Chip, Andy, thanks a lot, I'll go with the Fernsprech badge.

    Thanks for adding the banner Eric, I've been away from Imperial for quite a while (Commonwealth is taking over) but it's good to do some catching up.

    Tony

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