Cloth Patch for Identification

[jwburchell]

This just in today...a triangular, tri-color, multi-piece (3) cloth (felt?) patch, measuring about 4 inches on each side. I have no idea as to what the affiliation, meaning or significance might be...but am hoping it is military and Canadian (Commonwealth, perhaps) or American....as opposed to a football or other sport patch!

Can anyone please help with identifying this patch, please?

Thanks and regards,

John

[Grizzly]

Not likely a Canadian military patch.

[grandads-kitbag]

HI ,im out of my comfort zone on non UK signs but this patch is very much like WW1 US MANUFACTURED signs try it in the US section lot of gud guys over in that gang , nice badge ,thanks for showing .

[jwburchell]

Thanks for your replies Grizzly & Michael. I have it posted in the US Forum, so we'll see what comes of that in terms of feedback.

[stefke_smle]

I was researching something else but if you search on google images for "5th royal horse artillery" the third pictures has much in common with your badge, maybe a new lead?

I'm unable to post a direct link.

[jwburchell]

Yes, indeed, Stefke...well done! The Special Observer Badge worn by Soldiers of the 5th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (U.K.) who have passed STA Patrol Training is indeed similar. I will try and add that information below. This is a clue that perhaps my patch relates to another British regiment....which I hope that someone out there might recognize.

See here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spec_Obs_Badge.jpg
and here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Reg...oyal_Artillery

Elitism

Special Observer Badge, worn by Soldiers who have passed STA Patrol Training


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[Marc Sherriff]

Your badge has absolutely nothing to do with any past or current Special Observers.

Also it is 5th Regiment Royal Artillery, no Horse.

Marc

[jwburchell]

Thanks, Marc. On checking the referenced Wikipedia site I see that although "The regiment was formed in 1939 as 5th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery....", the name was altered in a subsequent reorganisation with the "horse" being dropped.

Thanks, as well, for quite definitively clarifying that the badge which I posted "...has absolutely nothing to do with any past or current Special Observers." It had only been stated that the two badges share certain similarities.

Hopefully a fellow collector out there will recognize the badge which I posted and be able to provide some additional helpful feedback.

John

[Marc Sherriff]

Possible that it may be South African.

Marc