WW2 9th Armoured Brgiade Printed Cloth Formation Sign

A white horse, facing right, on a green background with a domed top. Removed from uniform with signs of service wear. Worn in facing pairs.

The badge design made reference to the cavalry origins of the formation, being part of 1st Cavalry Division and composed of two Yeomanry and one regular cavalry regiments. The 9th Armoured Brigade was formed on 3 August 1941 by the adaptation of 4th Cavalry Brigade (horsed) on the conversion of 1st Cavalry Division to armour. It served under several commands until 19 March 1942 when it was reorganized as an independent armoured brigade group. During this period it fought as the armoured element of the 2nd New Zealand Division at El Alamein. Back in Egypt the Brigade reverted to a standard armoured brigade organization on 12 November 1942 before returning Syria and Palestine. Here it again converted to an independent brigade group. The Brigade was deployed to Italy at the beginning of May 1944 where it fought until the end of the campaign. Brigade personnel were flown back to the UK in mid-August 1945 to be trained for operations in the Far East but the war against Japan ended before they could be deployed.

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Code: 69579