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From: "Kathleen" <>
Subject: Re: [WARBRIDES] WW2 badges, etc.
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 18:39:22 -0700
In-Reply-To: <003d01c6e8e1$80463c10$a61ee440@xbetasm47kgiug>


Thank you all for suggestions. I will send the photo to those who ask too.
I.m very proud of my Aunt. I found her war baby daughter whom had been
adopted while researching my grandma .. My dad would have been proud of his
sister. I have left it up to my new found cousin to research her emigrating
to Canada with her new Canadian husband in 1946/7
But I would just like to know a little bit more about her service in the
war, so I can say the whole of my dads family ( brother too) were, like him
unsung heros.
Thanks again.. I'll look up those links tonight. xkathleenx

-----Original Message-----
From: [mailto:]
On Behalf Of logan
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 5:51 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [WARBRIDES] WW2 badges, etc.

Hi Kathleen:
I suggest you post your mssge also on the WorldWar2 Rootsweb site. There
are lots of people there who know about every emblem, badge, insignia, etc,
etc, ever. Some of them have scads and scads of books illustrating all of
these things and their meanings.
Hope this helps.............Shirley-Jean
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathleen" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: [WARBRIDES] Desert Rats


> Hi, talking of 'shouder flashes' I would like help on i.d- ing my aunts
> uniform that she wore up until she became a war bride to my Canadian
uncle.i
> have pictures that show a badge with a 'flash design ' on it. and what
looks
> like a QA on her cap. Believed to have been stationed in Colchester Essex.
> Her name was Peggy Quigley. She married into the Chapman family.i can send
a
> photo if you are good at identifying uniforms. Thank you. Kathleen.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
[mailto:]
> On Behalf Of Elizabeth Angela Guyver
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:22 AM
> To:
> Subject: [WARBRIDES] Desert Rats
>
> Some time ago someone was talking about Desert Rats and said it was the
name
> given to the Australian Soldiers. Sorry cant remember who it was,
otherwise
> I would have emailed them direct. I have just found the site about the
7th
> Army and it explains it better than I did at the time.
>
> The men took to the Jerboa and adopted the nick-name of "The Desert Rats".
> It is worth pointing out that the term 'Desert Rats' is often used to
> describe any soldier of the Desert Army or men that fought in Tobruk.
Indeed
> the Australians have a Rats of Tobruk Association, but the only true
"Desert
> Rats" are the men who served in the 7th Armoured Division, whose shoulders
> or vehicles wore the Jerboa emblem. This new sign is shown above Left. A
> picture of the shoulder flashes can be found on the Memorabilia page.
>
>
>
> I cant even remember how we came to be talking about them on here.
>
>
>
> Take Care
>
>
>
> Beth
>
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