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Description: | First World War British Army Tank Corps Headquarters brassard approved in August 1917 and declared obsolete in June 1918.
The Tank Corps was formed in 1917 from the Heavy Branch of the Machine Gun Corps. In 1922 the motto 'Fear Naught' and the title 'Royal' were awarded.
armband,buckle, label
blue red-edged cloth armband (W 105mm x H 175mm) with Tank Corps emblem (white and black-edged 'tank') in the centre and a buckle. The attached label has the inscriptions: ROYAL ARMY CLOTHING DEPARTMENT / STANDARD PATTERN No. 9574 / 1917 / Obsolete 18.6.18(in red ink) Armlet, cloth, blue, with scarlet edging, and Emblem of a Tank in white / M.G.C. Heavy Branch (crossed out in red) / 16.8.17 Tank Corps (in red) / Headquarters, France / 18160 / Q.M.G. 7 / 1917 / 2.7.17 / Approved 8.8.17. On reverse is Item 2615 (in red).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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