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Some of these badges were mentioned in a catalogue belonging to J & J Edwards Ltd, 99/100 High Street, Lowestoft.

Gold wire Combined Operations Badge 11/6d, gold spun silk 2/6d and red silk l/8d. Gold spun silk and red silk can

be supplied by return post. Owing to the large number of badges being ordered in gold no more orders can be

taken until the following month.

8 Feb 43 -  Extract, from a letter. I understand that the C.C.O. recently gave permission to the A.T.S. employed at

Dundonald to wear the Combined Operations badge when he was approached by the senior A.T.S. officer present.

The A.T.S. at Castletoward hearing this have also put up the badge. The A.T.S. personnel serving with Special

Service Brigade are also wearing this badge.

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11 Mar 43 - Instructions prepared for Combined Operations Headquarters Club notice board for this date.

1.) Combined Operations badges are now available at 2 pence a pair.

2.) The sale is confined to Military Officers including (A.T.S.), Other Ranks and Auxiliaries on the Staff of C.O.H.Q.

3.) A free issue of one pair will be made to each Other Rank and Auxiliary and further pairs may be purchased

through Junior Commander Lawrie, (A.T.S.) and S.Q.M.S. Gillespie (Other Ranks). Officers can obtain their

badges on repayment to T.M.D.A.Q., (Montague House, room 12).

4.) Junior Commander Lawrie will make initial free distribution to Auxiliaries at a time and date to be notified.

5.) Wearing of Combined Operations Badges is not applicable to Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force, the Womans'

Royal Naval Service and the Womans' Auxiliary Air Force personnel serving at C.O.H.Q. as they are not authorised

under Admiralty or RAF regulations to do so.

6.) The Combined Operations badge will be removed on being off-posted from C.C.O's Command.

7.) Method of wearing: The badge will be cut to form a circle 2.5 ins.in diameter and will be worn with the muzzle

of the Tommy gun pointing forward at the top of both sleeves of the Service Dress tunic and Battledress blouse.

The top of the badge will be positioned one inch below the shoulder strap seam. It will not be worn on the

Greatcoat, on Khaki Drill or tropical shirts. The Arm-of-Service strip will be worn below the Combined Opera-

tions Badge and Regimental Flash below the strip.

24 May 43 - 15,000 Combined Operations Badges sent to Admiral H.K Hewitt, U.S.N., United States Naval

Forces, North West African Waters. I would like to make clear the correct positioning for wear of the badges

pattern numbers 292A and 292B when worn on the Royal Navy blue jumper and the white uniform. Originally it

was mentioned, that when the badge was worn on the front of the sleeve, the muzzle of the Tommy gun would point

away from the body. There is a later dated instruction for 15 June 1944 in which it is actually mentioned that the

muzzle of the Tommy gun would point to the rear.

Discontinuation of Use

Wearing of Combined Operation. Badge. The use of the Combined Operation Badge is to be discontinued with

effect from 1 July 1946.

(C.R.3195/46).

G.B.H.