Eighth Army Formation Signs

[Gunslinger]

Perhaps the most well known army from the WWII time period. The Eighth Army was a Multi-National force formed from troops throughout the Commonwealth and Armies in Exile. Units from Australia, British India, Canada, Free French Forces, Greece, New Zealand, Poland, Rhodesia, South Africa and the UK.

The Unit fought with distinction from the Western Desert Campaign to the Italian Campaign. At the end of the war the Eighth Army was redesignated British Forces in Austria.

There many example of the insignia worn by the Eighth Army.

Some embroidered versions

Embroidered example with Russian braid, right side image is bullion version

 

 

CDub

[Gunslinger]

Some Bullion versions which were popular with the Polish troops

 

Shoulder titles, left side was made from a FS most likely field made, right side with Bullion Russian braid on Khaki drill slip on.

 

 

CDub

 

[Allan H.]

THose are some nice formation digns CDub! Thanks for sharing them. For whatever reason, as relatively common the 8th Army formation sign is, they are damned difficult to find in matched pairs. I have never been able to figure out why that is.

 

Allan

[Gunslinger]

Thanks Allan, there are so many examples that were made in the Middle East and Italy. Would be impossible to collecting them all!

 

 

CDub

[teamski]

THose are some nice formation digns CDub! Thanks for sharing them. For whatever reason, as relatively common the 8th Army formation sign is, they are damned difficult to find in matched pairs. I have never been able to figure out why that is.

 

Allan

 

 

I think that comes down to the patch itself as collectors would more likely keep facing pairs of patches rather than matching pairs. Just conjecture.....

 

-Ski

[Gunslinger]

Plus Theatre made items are always in Higher demand, some of these only one insignia may have been purchased vs matching pairs. Dealers more often than not will split items up to make more money.....

 

CDub

[Gunslinger]

A few more embroidered versions

 

 

 

 

 

British Troops in Austria, woven example made locally

 

 

CDub

 

[Gunslinger]

A few more Italian made Bullion versions

 

 

 

 

CDub