insignia on denison smocks?

[MacX]

Hi, I need information about whether these insignia were worn on a denison camouflaged smock by british paratroopers.



or any other?

if possible with photographical evidence.

thx!

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi, these insignia were not worn on the Denison smock. Only rank insignia and wings were worn


Cheers, Ade.

[MacX]

thank you,
one more question: did it occur that the airborne badge was worn on the breast?

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Mac, do you mean the Glider Pilot wings? If so, yes, they were were on the breast.

Cheers, Ade

[MacX]

hi, maybe I do



so this was only for pilots?

thanks alot!

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Mac, the wing you show here is Canadian Paratroopers wing and it is correct to wear it on the smock.


Cheers, Ade.

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

Hi, these insignia were not worn on the Denison smock. Only rank insignia and wings were worn


Cheers, Ade.

Mostly, but there are exceptions

Officer of A Coy., 1st Royal Ulster Rifles!

[MacX]

ah, and british wore it, too? even non-pilots?

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Jack, indeed there were but I did not want to confuse Mac with non regulation examples

Hi Mac, Canadian Paratroopers and British Glider Pilots wore wings on the breast.


Cheers, Ade.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Actually, my friend Robbie, (from our LH group), his Dad was a Glider Pilot in WW2 and his Dad wore a Pegasus flash on his smock. Robbie is a collector and knows how "wrong" this was. Sadly no photos.

Cheers, Ade

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

Hi Jack, indeed there were but I did not want to confuse Mac with non regulation examples


Cheers, Ade.

I know Ade, just teasing

I think that photo is really unusual - would have never imagined it really!!!

[max7474]

Mostly, but there are exceptions

Officer of A Coy., 1st Royal Ulster Rifles!

I see he has the Officers Ulster 'airborne' cap badge with the title scroll across its centre. There are lots of photos in the Pegasus bridge museum of the Ulster Rifles ORs wearing the maroon beret are the usual full size cap badge but I have never been sure whether the Ulster officers alone wore the smaller badge witht he scroll ot the SNCOs wore it as well. Any one know?

Alan

[Guy]

Hi Alan,

It's not massively unusual to find trade/qualification badges worn on Denisons either.

Yours, Guy.

[max7474]

Yes it was more of a hat rather than a jacket question.

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

Alan, from what I've seen in pictures etc. only the Officers wore the smaller type cap badge.

I wonder if this cap badge was unique to the 1st Battalion or not??