Uniform - Brassard

Historical information

A brassard is a fabric armband holding any fabric badges, unit logos or rank insignia and is worn over fatigues or army tunics.

Significance

Similar to ones worn by commandos involved in Rip disaster of 1960

Physical description

Army commando jungle green brassard with badge, unit logo and stripes

Inscriptions & markings

"Commando" in white on red background badge; White parachute on blue wings on green base paratrooper badge; 2 khaki chevrons corporal stripes

Subjects

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