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REME cap badge, first version, 1942–1947. After some interim designs, the badge of the Corps was formalised in June 1943 for use as the cap-badge, collar-badge, and on the buttons. It consisted of an oval Royally Crowned laurel wreath; on the wreath were four small shields at the compass points, each shield bearing one of the letters of "REME ...
The new badge was an oval in shape, had a wreath of 10 maple leaves, which represented Canada's ten provinces, and on a blue field, which represented the Air Force, were a lightning bolt, superimposed on two crossed cannons, superimposed on a Wankel-type piston (the symbol the Society of Automotive Engineers) and surmounted by St. Edward's Crown.
Cap badge of the Corps of Royal Engineers. Active: ... Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) 1942 - When REME was created in 1942, ...
This is the category page for Cap badges of the British Army. ... File:REME cap badge.png; File:Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry Cap badge.png; File:Royal Corps of ...
Plastic cap badges were introduced during the Second World War, when metals became strategic materials.Nowadays many cap badges in the British Army are made of a material called "stay-brite" (anodised aluminium, anodising is an electro-plating process resulting in lightweight shiny badge), this is used because it is cheap, flexible and does not require as much maintenance as brass badges.
The RLC cap badge is an amalgamation of the cap badges of the forming corps: [5] The laurel and garter band is from the Royal Engineers; The Indian star is from the Royal Corps of Transport; The shield in the centre is from the Royal Army Ordnance Corps; The crossed axes are from the Royal Pioneer Corps
Following discussion with its sister Corps in the British Army, REME, approval was granted for RAEME to adopt the maxim ARTE et MARTE as their corps motto. The strict translation of the Latin, to English, is difficult, though the translation which has been officially adopted is "with skill and fighting".
Shortly after returning, the battalion was redesignated as part of the 2003 Defence White Paper [a] [4] to become 1st Close Support Battalion REME. As part of this reform, one brigade, 4th Armoured Brigade , was selected to move to Catterick Garrison in 2008, and the battalion followed, settling at Megiddo Lines, where they remain today.