A woven version I think, so late war though it might be early post war and it looks to have been in an album. Waiting for it to arrive, so the sellers pic for now.
A woven version I think, so late war though it might be early post war and it looks to have been in an album. Waiting for it to arrive, so the sellers pic for now.
Regards,
Jerry
Whatever its just an opinion.
I always like the quality of these machine woven patches.
Cheers, Ade.
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Jerry !! Nice one, will you be keeping it????
Yes Jerry, i like that ! Need to get hold of one myself soon when I get around to it
On the 53rd Welsh theme, for your interest, here is a picture of the 71st Anti-Tank Reg, 53rd Welsh Infantry Division, taken in Krefeld, Germany, I think shortly before they were disbanded due to taking heavy loses during the advance into Germany, my grandfather is 2nd from left, middle row
Also, a postcard sent to my grandmother pre 39, 1938 i think, he was in the TA for many years pre war, Jerry will probably be aware of the location
Interesting Martin and always good to see family items. I have only ever been past Trasfynydd, but never stopped there.
Regards,
Jerry
Whatever its just an opinion.
It can be quite a bleak place there !! I may be working there soon !!
Good luck with that. The pic with your Grandfather and his comrades is very special, a really cool pic IMO.
Regards,
Jerry
Whatever its just an opinion.
Cheers Jerry, these items only came to light recently, he died in the eary 70s, still an ongoing peice of research
Cant really see on here unfortunatly, but on my scan of the photo I can clearly see the 53rd flash on some of the front row guys right shoulders
I bought another of these, as I like the symmetry that pairs give. I did some more research and found that the Imperial War Museum have examples of this type which includes an uncut pair with the makers name on them and this seems to confirm that this version is late war and was made in the Nederlands by N. V. STOOMBANDFABRIK VAN ENGELEN & EVERS' OF HEEZE. Sadly the IWM collection do not show the maker marked set.
badge, formation, 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division | Imperial War Museums
I also bought a pair of the earlier war machine embroidered version, as that is the type my Father might have worn.
Regards,
Jerry
Whatever its just an opinion.
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