Early Post WW2 1950s Western Australian Command Formation Patch
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For sale is an Early Post WW2 1950s Western Australian Command Formation Patch. This is in good condition.
Description
Machine woven cotton formation sign of Western Command (Western Australia). The badge, for wear on the left hand sleeve, is a yellow square overlaid with a black swan flying to the left, this being the state badge of Western Australia as it appears in the fifth segment of the Australian Coat-of-Arms.
History / Summary
Introduced to the Australian Army in 1950, and adopted from British Army practice, formation signs were intended to be worn on each sleeve in conjunction with embroidered shoulder titles. This combination, which replaced the traditional Australian system of colour patches, enabled an observer to determine both the wearer's parent formation, and their corps or unit within that formation. The use of formation signs within Australia was discontinued in about 1960, with the introduction of the new, American based 'Pentropic' system of military organisation. Australian units serving overseas, however, continued to wear them for many years.
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Dorset, United Kingdom
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