Unit colour patches (or simply known as colour patches) are a method of identification used by the Australian Army, used to indicate which unit a soldier...

Mountcastle – Mountcastle – Australia's oldest hat manufacturer". "Strand Hatters". "Australian Army unit colour patches". Army History Unit. Aitken, Peter. "The...

Gorget patches (collar tabs, collar patches) are an insignia in the form of paired patches of cloth or metal on the collar of a uniform (gorget), used...

The Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF, or Second AIF) was the volunteer expeditionary force of the Australian Army in the Second World War. It...

units of the Republic of China Armed Forces, but since 1947 were limited only to Army units above the regimental level). The army honour guard colour...

Australia's Federation Guard (AFG) is a tri-service ceremonial unit made up of members from the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, and Royal Australian...

blouse and trousers, with unit titles and formation patches made of cloth, and berets. Meanwhile, the use of unit colour patches was discontinued with the...

unit colour patches when Army reintroduced unit colour patches in 1987. On the right is the coloured badge of the Royal Australian Survey Corps 1952–1996...

coloured cap band and matching gorget patches in several orders of dress). As a rule, the same basic design and colour of uniform is worn by all ranks of...

patches of the Canadian Army, Divisional insignia of the British Army, Brigade insignia of the British Army, and Unit Colour Patch for the Australian...

Berets vary in colour according to the military branch, and carry a crest pin (sometimes on a coloured background patch) resembling the unit's insignia. Red...

The 1st Commando Regiment (1 Cdo Regt) is an Australian Army Reserve special forces unit and is part of Special Operations Command. The regiment has an...

The Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) was a specialist unit of military advisors of the Australian Army that operated during the Vietnam War...

The Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) is the military engineering corps of the Australian Army. The RAE is ranked fourth in seniority of the corps of the...

national colours. The Australian militia used the inherited colour patches used in the First World War, the units of the Second Australian Imperial Force (A...

The 2nd Commando Regiment (2 Cdo Regt) is a special forces unit of the Australian Army and is part of Special Operations Command. The regiment was established...

infantry regiment of the Australian Army Reserve. Formed in 1981, the regiment is one of three Regional Force Surveillance Units (RFSUs) employed in surveillance...

The Australian Flying Corps (AFC) was the branch of the Australian Army responsible for operating aircraft during World War I, and the forerunner of the...

Support The design of the colour patch of the Australian Army Aviation Corps is based on the patch of the original Australian Army Flying Corps, from which...

the Australian Army headquartered at Keswick Barracks in Keswick, South Australia, with elements located in New South Wales and South Australia. The...

formation flash, and cadets wear RAFAC Cadet formation flash. Unit Colour Patch - Australian equivalent Shoulder sleeve insignia - American similar equivalent...

Formerly 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, a special forces unit of the Australian Army The Royal Australian Regiment also wears a "Rifle Green"...

regiment of the Australian Army. Formed in 1965 as the "1st Cavalry Regiment", it is the second most senior regiment in the Royal Australian Armoured Corps...

April 2011. Blackwell, Philip (2008). Australian Army Unit colour patches 1987–2008. Loftus, New South Wales: Australian Military History Publications. ISBN 978-0957828001...

British army unit to adopt the beret was the Armoured Corps in 1924 (for more information see black beret). During World War II some British Army units followed...

Australian Army. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011. Grey 2008, p. 125. "Australian Infantry Unit Colour Patches 1921–49"...

The Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) is the parent administrative regiment for regular infantry battalions of the Australian Army and is the senior infantry...

regiment of the Australian Army and forms part of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps. The regiment is an Australian Light Horse unit, and has been widely...

The 5th Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army which served during the First and Second World Wars. The division was formed in February...

British Army Uniforms & Insignia of World War Two. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0853686092. Glynde, Keith (1999). Distinguishing Colour Patches of the...