Home Guard Captain's (10th Norfolk) jacket review

[PaulW]

Hi all, wondered if anyone would like to comment on this jacket that I'm currently looking at? I believe the 10th Norfolk battalion was Norwich City.

The battalion badges are in line, rather than the number being (more commonly) underneath. I think that Norfolk had the badges in line, can anyone confirm? All comments appreciated!

Best regards, Paul

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[Old Smelly]

Looks fine, can't comment on the inline patches but I know some HG units did do it. My local HG unit had the numbers above for officers and below for ranks.
Lee

[PaulW]

Thanks

Many thanks Lee, I've since discovered that Norfolk did indeed typically have the badges in-line rather than stacked. I found this excellent film about a Norfolk Home Guard unit online:-

http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/419

At exactly 5 mins in you can see an example of the in-line insignia!

I did buy the jacket (from Crow Valley Militaria), really pleased with it, have been tempted by some Home Guard memorabilia for a while now. I also picked up a book specifically on the Norfolk Home Guard (Standing Up to Hitler: Story of Norfolk's Home Guard and Secret Army, 1940-44):-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Standing-Up-.../dp/1853067229

which is next on my reading list.

I can't help thinking that I might be able to ID the owner one day, as the 1940/ Austerity pattern jackets look to have been worn by only about 1 in 10 of the Home Guard from looking at quite a few pictures, together with the unit, rank, lack of medals and the Feb 43 issue stamp on the label. You never know.....

[PaulW]

Whoops!

"At exactly 5 mins in you can see an example of the in-line insignia"

Whoops - 4 mins in!

[evilmike]

Pete / Crowvalley is one of the good guys in the business

[grandads-kitbag]

This BD is fine an dandy - no question and come from a good seller.

If you study HG uniform pictures there were many combinations of how insignia designations was appiled , side by side , number on top number on bottom , Ive seen examples where in the case of a single number been worn ABOVE the letters the number has had the sides folded in diagonally to resemble a pyramid . - you got a nice buy