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The Badge of this unit was two white keys crossed on a black square background. It was chosen by the then General Officer Commanding Maj Gen Henry Charles Lloyd MC (later General Sir henry Charles L …
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The Badge of this unit depicts a Mountain Range in Black, (the centre peak being Takath at 10,000ft overlooking Quetta) set in a White Frame on a Black background, (the frame taking the form of the l …
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The Badge of this unit was a yellow dagger held in a clenched hand on a red background. This Formation served with the ""Fourteenth Army"" in Burma & was in the thick of the fighting that led to the …
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The badge of this unit was a yellow arrow on a black background and they were known as ""The Golden Arrow” Division. The badge was chosen to indicate the direction of line of advance in the protecti …
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The first Badge of the 33rd indian corps was a black silhouette of the head of the Duke of Wellington on a green background within a red circle. The badge was chosen by the then Corps Commander Lie …
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The badge of this army was a red shield with a narrow white inner border, the centre divided by a black horizontal band on which the roman numerals ""XIV"" were inscribed in white, set across a white …
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This was the first Regiment of the Royal Artillery to receive the 'true' 25 pounder gun and when it changed to the 14th Regiment, it was the last Regiment to give the gun up. In July 1945 as part o …
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By Philip J Shears The Kabaw Valley, which means ""Black"" or ""Death"" Valley, is pleasant for a short time in winter, but is pestilential for the remainder of the year. The village huts are built …
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The Badge of this unit was a red fighting cock on a light yellow circle, it was designed by Maj/Gen RA Savory (CB DSO MC) it was designed to symbolise both British and Indian Troops without being of …
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Short History of Black Cat Division 17 Mountain Division was originally raised as 17 Indian Division at Ahmednagar on 01 July 1941 under the command of Maj Gen HW Lewis, CE, CIE, DSO. Though the f …
