Author Topic: Help identifying badges Polish 8th army / English 8th army (part 3)  (Read 2106 times)

Offline joy_w

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 107
    • View Profile
Help identifying badges Polish 8th army / English 8th army (part 3)
« on: Saturday 06 August 22 10:08 BST (UK) »
my apologies, I can't seem  to reduce the size of the photos!  These are the badges that belonged to my son-in-law's grandfather.  Can anyone help to identify them?

Joy
CHIPPING Surrey
DOGGRELL, GATCUM and all variants anytime anywhere
GATEHOUSE Mere Wilts & Gillingham Dorset
HALL Blackmoor, Oakhanger Hants & Albourne Sussex
KEMP Blackmoor & Headley, Hants
WATERS Holborn, Chelsea, Staines & Norfolk

Offline ShaunJ

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 25,130
    • View Profile
Re: Help identifying badges Polish 8th army / English 8th army (part 3)
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 06 August 22 10:32 BST (UK) »
UK Census info. Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Offline ShaunJ

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 25,130
    • View Profile
Re: Help identifying badges Polish 8th army / English 8th army (part 3)
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 06 August 22 10:34 BST (UK) »
Bottom left is 5th Kresowa (Borderlands)  Infantry Division


https://www.wikiwand.com/en/5th_Kresowa_Infantry_Division
UK Census info. Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Offline ShaunJ

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 25,130
    • View Profile
UK Census info. Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk


Offline Andy J2022

  • RootsChat Aristocrat
  • ******
  • Posts: 2,083
    • View Profile
Re: Help identifying badges Polish 8th army / English 8th army (part 3)
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 06 August 22 11:12 BST (UK) »
The cap badge at top centre is the Polish Armed Forces badge. I assume that yours was the version in use during WW2. The current badge is slightly different, see below

Offline ShaunJ

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 25,130
    • View Profile
Re: Help identifying badges Polish 8th army / English 8th army (part 3)
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 06 August 22 11:17 BST (UK) »
UK Census info. Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Offline SiGr

  • RootsChat Senior
  • ****
  • Posts: 418
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
(1) Janions of Cheshire, Lancashire, Hawaii, Vancouver and Seattle.
(2) Gregorys of Tarporley, Cheshire.
(3) Pughs of 'The New Pale' near Frodsham and Delamere in Cheshire.
(4) Nevills of Llanelly, Llangennech and Felinfoel.
(5) Yaldens of Ovington/Lovington in Hampshire.

Offline Andy J2022

  • RootsChat Aristocrat
  • ******
  • Posts: 2,083
    • View Profile
Re: Help identifying badges Polish 8th army / English 8th army (part 3)
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 06 August 22 11:30 BST (UK) »
This is the badge of the 6th Lvov (or Lwowska) Infantry Brigade

Offline joy_w

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 107
    • View Profile
Re: Help identifying badges Polish 8th army / English 8th army (part 3)
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 14 August 22 19:26 BST (UK) »
Thank you ShaunJ, SiGr and Andy for your feedback.  I will be passing all info on to my son in law.



CHIPPING Surrey
DOGGRELL, GATCUM and all variants anytime anywhere
GATEHOUSE Mere Wilts & Gillingham Dorset
HALL Blackmoor, Oakhanger Hants & Albourne Sussex
KEMP Blackmoor & Headley, Hants
WATERS Holborn, Chelsea, Staines & Norfolk