WW2 Shoulder Flash?

[ap1]

Can anyone identify the unit please. 53rd Welsh Div WW2. But which brigade and the green/yellow flash below?

[dcdl12976]

If its any help Al the red bar apparently denotes the seniority of brigades they either have 1, 2 or three red bars
and it would appear the yellow and black part at the bottom denotes things like the catering corps or royal signals

[Drew5233]

Not Royal Signals - Their TRF's were/are Blue and White.

[Swiper]

I've been contacted several times on this... doesn't correspond to any unit.

Can't be Oxf & Bucks (who occasionally used a circle). Can't be 1 HLI. Could potentially be 1 East Lancs, or potentially LAD for some long-forgotten reason. Its not mentioned in any documentation that I've found, or on any photographic record (public or private) I've dug up. Certainly not RWF or Welch. Some weird combos have emerged from Welsh dealers making similar ones up over the last few years...

That said many units didn't wear what everyone says they did, and some rather odd combinations do crop up after peace is declared. Could also be something to do with post-war 53 Div.

Again, hunch was 1 East Lancs but I'm buggered as to how one would prove it.

[ap1]

Thanks Jon,

If you don't know, then we are definitely on a loser on this particular case.

[Swiper]

There is tons of stuff still to emerge, recently been compiling all relevant Field Force Index numbers for example.

It doesn't help the East Lancs archive is rather light on 1 East Lancs, the history by Burden is excellent but again - things of interest to us now doesn't always figure.

Much like all those who harp on about entrenching tool bayonet attachments, those emerged after Normandy was finished. There is a marked difference in 53 Div after peace in terms of parade/walking out standards when in Hamburg - compared to while on ops, and training from 40 - 44 (from when this insignia was introduced). I know that a huge amount shifted after August 44, there are multiple types of insignia that can be roughly dated etc...

I live in hope that even more photos and documents will emerge after publication to answer some of these tidbits.