WW2 - Red '5' on Dark Blue (33rd Field Regiment RA) Royal Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division, British Army Embroidered Cloth Formations Sign, Battery / Regimental Designation Flash

Removed from uniform, edges damaged and worn but a scarce title, nonetheless. 3rd Division diamond, top point folded over but will iron flat.

The artillery regiments serving with the Third Division were uniquely identified by a system of red on dark blue diamond shaped flashes, the numbers corresponding to the unit serial numbers painted on the vehicles of infantry divisions from 1940. the number 5 being given to the 33rd Field Regiment, RA.

BoBD (Jon Mills) No 812 refers.

Comm PaLi (B3)

Sold to DJ (Batch 3)

Code: 65163