c1944-45 36th Infantry Division Formation Sign Badge Patch

36th Inf Div woven cloth formation sign. Also worn on the jungle slouch hat e.g. by the 10th Glosters Regiment. 36th Inf fought in the Arakan with the 5th Indian Division. Under the command of General Stillwell's Chinese-American army it saw much hard fighting in the Myitkyina and Mogaung areas. A hard fought Division. Nice condition. Glue marks to reverse (see pic).

Ref Cole p40.

The 36th Indian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during the Second World War. The division was subsequently redesignated as a British Army formation, the 36th Infantry Division in September 1944. It served in India and during the Burma Campaign. After the end of the war it was disbanded and its remaining British units were transferred to the British 2nd Infantry Division.

Code: 572