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    Also known as the 39th Indian Division   Overall in Command was Lieut/Gen W Slim (CBE KCB DSO MC) later to become Field Marshall Sir W Slim.   The Badge of this unit was an Indian tulvar in white in …

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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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    The Badge of this unit was a yellow and black royal Bengal tiger stepping out of a blue triangle set on a black triangular background.  The triangle was taken from the greek letter delta, for it was …

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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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    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 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 unit was leaping panther in black on a circular background divided into the corps colours of two red & central white band.  Although this was the officially approved badge for the C …

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    The original badge of this unit was the geometric design of a ""trident"", for the Navy, ""sword"" for the Army, and ""wings"" for the Air Force, this badge was chosen because they were part of an am …

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    Previously the 50th (Indian) Parachute Brigade   The same Badge was used by this unit as that of the British Airborne Division, the well known Pegasus with the addition of the word India in blue unde …

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    The badge of this unit was a black elephant on a red background.   Formed at Alesford in Hampshire in February 1940, by the then GOC Sir Glaude Auchinlect, who choose the badge of his old regiment (1 …

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