8th Army patch on epaulette
Some time ago, before Maple Leaf migrated to this new board, there was a thread on the use of the 8th Army formation patch on the epaulette. The understanding was that many of the soldiers of the 1st Canadian Corps felt very strongly about their association with the famous 8th Army. After the move to NW Europe 1st Corps units were part of the 1st Canadian Army, and lost the association with the 8th. Many wished to maintain the connection. To do so, they added the 8th Army formation patch to the epaulette of their best battledress, and wore it with great pride as they were repatriated to Canada.
I have seen several tunics patched the same way as the one that Bruce illlustrated.
The other tunic patching that is discussed in this thread, with the 8th Army patch on the sleeve may have been used as Art suggests, for troops attached for staff duties.
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