8th Army Officers & NCOs

Paul Reed · 21-02-2008, 03:19 PM

Got this photo on eBay recently. It was entitled "8th Army Italy". I suspect it is Northern Italy or Austria following the end of the conflict in Italy.

Any ideas as to the cap badge on one of them?

Paul Reed · 21-02-2008, 03:19 PM

Close up of the badge:

Bodston · 21-02-2008, 03:43 PM

Looks like a 'Stringed Bugle' surmounted by a King's Crown, typical of a Light Infantry Regiment. Don't know which one though.

Gotthard Heinrici · 21-02-2008, 03:50 PM

I dont know but they look very relieved. I'm sure after all the fighting they had to do that they would be!!

Paul Reed · 21-02-2008, 04:00 PM

I wondered if it might be a Yeomanry badge? The officer in the middle has an RA badge, and some former Yeomanry units were converted to Field Regiments or Anti-Tank regiments.

4th wilts · 21-02-2008, 04:19 PM

is it possible to get a close up on the officerrs head.yours,4th wilts.

Paul Reed · 21-02-2008, 04:23 PM

Closer than already posted? I thought that was pretty close?

Paul Reed · 21-02-2008, 04:27 PM

1800dpi scan of the badge. Not much better, I fear.

4th wilts · 21-02-2008, 04:28 PM

o.k ,cheers.

Bodston · 21-02-2008, 05:51 PM

What I thought was a bugle is a scroll. Quite right, it is a Yeomanry regt. transferred to the Royal Artillery. Most officers chose to wear their original cap badge after the transfer. This one is the Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars. They became the 63rd Anti-Tank Regiment in 8th Corps.

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1922-They became Royal Artillery forming 399 and 400 Batteries of 100 (Worcestershire and Oxfordshire Yeomanry) Brigade. At the outbreak of World War 2 reformed to 63rd (Oxfordshire Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery seeing service in the United Kingdom, Europe and the Far East. They were amongst the first British Territorial Army units into the War and amongst the first British troops into Belsen. Many of the Oxfordshire Yeomanry were Prisoners of War who worked on the famous Burma Railway. Following the War they reformed into the Territorial Army and Volunteer Reserve as 387 Field Regiment Royal Artillery in 1947 as Q Battery, 299 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery (Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry and Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars). Following the 1967 Government Defence Review the troops were absorbed into A Company, Oxfordshire Territorials.

21-02-2008, 03:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Paul Reed Ubique Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent/France Posts: 3,448	8th Army Officers & NCOs Got this photo on eBay recently. It was entitled "8th Army Italy". I suspect it is Northern Italy or Austria following the end of the conflict in Italy. Any ideas as to the cap badge on one of them? __________________ The WW2 Society: Remembering those from Britain & The Commonwealth who served 1939-45 - http://www.battlefieldsww2.50megs.com/ww2_society.htm

21-02-2008, 03:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Paul Reed Ubique Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent/France Posts: 3,448	Close up of the badge: __________________ The WW2 Society: Remembering those from Britain & The Commonwealth who served 1939-45 - http://www.battlefieldsww2.50megs.com/ww2_society.htm

21-02-2008, 03:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bodston Very Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: just around the corner Posts: 1,424	Looks like a 'Stringed Bugle' surmounted by a King's Crown, typical of a Light Infantry Regiment. Don't know which one though. __________________ My mother told me, I never should, play with the gypsies in the wood.

21-02-2008, 03:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Gotthard Heinrici Pog mo thon Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,856	I dont know but they look very relieved. I'm sure after all the fighting they had to do that they would be!! __________________ *"The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse."* - General Heinz Guderian

21-02-2008, 04:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Paul Reed Ubique Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent/France Posts: 3,448	I wondered if it might be a Yeomanry badge? The officer in the middle has an RA badge, and some former Yeomanry units were converted to Field Regiments or Anti-Tank regiments. __________________ The WW2 Society: Remembering those from Britain & The Commonwealth who served 1939-45 - http://www.battlefieldsww2.50megs.com/ww2_society.htm

21-02-2008, 04:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
4th wilts Discharged Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wessex Posts: 1,032	is it possible to get a close up on the officerrs head.yours,4th wilts.

21-02-2008, 04:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
Paul Reed Ubique Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent/France Posts: 3,448	Closer than already posted? I thought that was pretty close? __________________ The WW2 Society: Remembering those from Britain & The Commonwealth who served 1939-45 - http://www.battlefieldsww2.50megs.com/ww2_society.htm

21-02-2008, 04:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
4th wilts Discharged Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wessex Posts: 1,032	o.k ,cheers.

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