Help wanted with identifications

[Owen]

loking at this photo they did use the Y on a black circle on their Sign-boards.

From The Wardrobe again.

2nd Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - A black and white photo of two of the Battalion Officers in a rest area behind the front line in Italy in 1944

But a Y on a square on the uniforms.

2nd Bn, Wiltshire Rgeiment - A sepia photo of Lieutenant Colonel Heffer, with his Brigadier, prior to the first Sergeant Rogers parade at Goslar in Germany in May 1945

2nd Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - A sepia photo of four officers, including Major G F Woolnough, who went on to become the last Commanding Officer of the 1st Bn, Wiltshire Regiment and the first Commanding Officer of 1st Bn, Duke of Edinburgh's Regiment, standing second from the left, somewhere in Italy in 1944

5th Div vehicles also have black circle with Y.

2nd Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - One of a series of black and white photographs relating to the advance to Lubeck by the 2nd Battalion in the Spring of 1945. This image shows the Commanding Officer consulting his maps on the bonnet of a jeep.

and another but soldiers in another 1945 photo still have Y on a square

2nd Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - One of a series of black and white photographs relating to the advance to Lubeck by the 2nd Battalion in the Spring of 1945. This image shows vehicles of the Battalion crossing the Tally- Ho Bridge across the river Elbe.

Dunno what shape backing this Y has, seems to be painted straight onto the camo or is there a faint circle?

2nd Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - One of a series of black and white photographs relating to the advance to Lubeck by the 2nd Battalion in the Spring of 1945. This image shows a group from the Battalion in the Spring of 1945 halting outside the village of Maln. The vehicle clearly shows the Divisional signs.

Rich, you were correct in saying the Div sign worn on the uniform dates from 1946.




2nd Bn, Wiltshire Regiment - One of a collection of 68 black and white photos of a Sergeant's Mess party on Boxing Day (December 26th) 1946, when the Battalion was based outside Hannover, to which the officers and their ladies were invited; the photos were taken by a local German photographer and this collection was acquired by Lieutenant F K Wheeler, MM, who had recently transferred from the 7th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry to the 2nd Wiltshires. This particular photo shows an unidentified Sergeant and, presumably, his wife - wives had recently been permitted to join their husbands in Germany

[spidge]

What does the (C) mean?

[Owen]

Copyright of The Wardrobe.
https://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/

[spidge]

Originally Posted by Owen D

Copyright of The Wardrobe.
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This is certainly making sure that it is not missed.

[Rich Payne]

Thanks for posting those Owen. Fascinating to see the "Y" so widely displayed. The mudguard was not really the official place for the Divisional Insignia on a motorcycle (BSA M20s by the way) Did the Battalion re-equip for NW Europe ?

Rich.

[PeterG]

Yes C is for Copyright and to stop hotlinking.

[Owen]

Did the Battalion re-equip for NW Europe ?

I'll check the War diary and get back to you.EDIT, can't find any reference to requiping for Europe.

Yes C is for Copyright and to stop hotlinking.

They're copy and pasted.