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recce figure question can anyone help?
montythefirst
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Posted: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 09:27 AM UTC
ok I have an insignia question, I am in the middle of a vignette involving an 11th armoured division recce regiment cromwell tank my problem is that i cannot find any reference to whether the tank crew would have worn Royal Armoured Corps insignia or Reconnaissance corp insignia.

can anyone help ?

thanks

simon
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Posted: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 10:11 AM UTC
My reply per the duplicated question in HF's Research forum:


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AFAIK the cap insignia would have reflected the nature of the regiment - so a recon regiment would wear recon insignia, and a tank regiment the armour cap & badge.

IIRC they would wear divisional insignia (amongst others) as formation badges on their sleeves or shoulders depending on the theatre.

Vehicle would probably show division and regiment.

Hopefully someone else can confirm this...

Rudi

(p.s. no need to post the question 3 times, mate - I saw the first one on the LP page - but for the benefit of others will repeat my answer in the Armorama figure forum)
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Posted: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 09:59 PM UTC
The armoured reconnaissance regiments weren't part of the Reconnaissance Corps and wore their own regimental badges on black RAC berets. This is Trooper Lyon of the 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars (who replaced 2 NY as 11th Armoured Division's recce regiment) in the turret of his Challenger



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Posted: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 10:56 PM UTC
Thanks for that Dave. Happy to proven wrong
montythefirst
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Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 08:02 AM UTC

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The armoured reconnaissance regiments weren't part of the Reconnaissance Corps and wore their own regimental badges on black RAC berets. This is Trooper Lyon of the 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars (who replaced 2 NY as 11th Armoured Division's recce regiment) in the turret of his Challenger



David


thanks David

would this mean that they would have worn RAC shoulder titiles and RAC arm of service strips?

thanks simon


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Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 08:57 PM UTC
They would almost certainly have worn regimental shoulder flashes and yellow/red RAC AoS strips on their battledress. Chances of anyone wearing generic RAC badges or flashes were small unless they were forced - regimental pride came first.

David
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