Key Information
Reference code
DAVIDSON, FHN 3/1
Title
Notes on the badge ('flash') of 1 Corps, British Expeditionary Force, 1939
Date(s)
- 1939 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1p and badge
Scope and content
Davidson's account of the adoption of the white spearhead flash worn by 1 Corps, BEF on the arms of their tunic; including his clash with the British Intelligence over use of the flash, the effect of the flash on esprit de corps and its value in the retreat of 1 Corps at Dunkirk in 1940. With an example of a flash. Manuscript 1p and 'flash'