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Offline Salty

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Re: What is this???
« Reply #9 on: Monday 10 September 07 17:43 BST (UK) »
I have to say that I don't think it is the same as in Cercatico's picture, the vertical line of the P is the same distance from the edge of the patch in it (A square) and the one shown in the first picture is a diamond shape.

Wonder myself if it is possibly from Eastern europe, Russian or Polish? Just a thought.

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Re: What is this???
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 11 September 07 16:27 BST (UK) »
try asking at www.divpatch.com they'll know if its a Brit one...

I've seen it somewhere, but can't remember...
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Re: What is this???
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 12 September 07 01:10 BST (UK) »
This may be a very naive question.  Is it definitely right side up? - if you rotate it 180 degrees and reverse it you end up with a letter h.
Please help me to help you by citing sources for information.

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Re: What is this???
« Reply #12 on: Wednesday 12 September 07 02:39 BST (UK) »
Found it on this site
www.diggerhistory.info/pages-uniforms/german-ww2.htm
but still cant tell you what it means.

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PS Turn photo thru 45 degrees clockwise

PPS Scrub it!  Just found how to enlarge the picture and I have my doubts now.
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Re: What is this???
« Reply #13 on: Wednesday 12 September 07 07:18 BST (UK) »
Doh...my brain hurts...I know..but ...arrrghhh...

I WILL post an answer today!!!
One more charge and then be dumb,
            When the forts of Folly fall,
        May the victors when they come
            Find my body near the wall.

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Re: What is this???
« Reply #14 on: Wednesday 12 September 07 20:43 BST (UK) »
Thanks for all the suggestions.
I too have wondered if it should be the other way up!! but still not seen anything similar.

Very frustrating :-(
 Heather

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Re: What is this???
« Reply #15 on: Wednesday 12 September 07 21:04 BST (UK) »
Heather and Others

Here are some examples of German Script which may be of help. This type of script was commonly used in newspapers, official documents etc. prior and during WWII.

http://www.mun.ca/rels/morav/pics/tutor/mscript2.html

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Re: What is this???
« Reply #16 on: Wednesday 12 September 07 21:06 BST (UK) »
Could it be a lower case 'k'?

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Re: What is this???
« Reply #17 on: Thursday 13 September 07 00:30 BST (UK) »
I would say it looks very much like the lower case p.
I found a site last night that showed a lot of similar badges with other letters on which were used for German troops raised from other countries such as Poland. Unfortunately there was no p like this one.

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Ketch, Catch - Warwickshire.
Elliott, Dawson, Armstrong, Rigg, Wass, Gargett, Wilson - Durham.
Fishburn - Durham & N. Yorks
Gibson - Whitby, N. Yorks
Kellett - Yorkshire
Eaton, Horner, Gisby, Cotgrove, Emery - Leigh, Essex
Eaton, Horner, - Australia

Census information is Crown copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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