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Unit Colour Patches (or simply known as Colour Patches) are currently worn on the slouch hat in the Australian Army to identify the wearer's unit. Unit colour patches are approximately x in size and have a large variety of colours and shapes to distinguish them. == First AIF == It is believed that the Australian system of colour patches is based upon the small patches of colours or tartan worn on the puggarees of their pith helmets by a number of British Army units during the South African War of 1899–1902.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Australian Army Unit Colour Patches – A Brief History )〕 While some are recent creations many date back to World War I, when on 8 March 1915 1st Division Order No 81 was issued at Mena, Egypt authorising their creation by units of the First AIF. It was an extension of an order allowing the posting of distinctive colour flags to denote HQ and unit lines, and these flags were used as the basic design for 1st Division colour patches. These were worn on the sleeve, below the shoulder seam. Divisional Order 81 decreed a rectangular patch by , and as further divisions created colour patches, the shape of the patch indicated the division: * 1st Division had a rectangular patch, * 2nd Division had a diamond-shaped patch, * 3rd Division had a horizontal oval patch, * 4th Division had a circular patch (except the 4th Brigade, formed independently of 4th Division, which used a rectangle),〔 * 5th Division had a vertical oblong patch, and * 6th Division had a vertical oval patch. Each Infantry Brigade within each Division was assigned a colour and the Brigade HQ colour patches were the Divisional shape in the Brigade colour. Each Battalion in each Brigade was then assigned a colour, and the patch was split horizontally with the Battalion colour across the top of the field and the Brigade across the bottom of the field. Light Horse, Artillery, Engineer and Medical units were also allocated colour patches. Light Horse patches were divided diagonally. In total over 300 individual patches were authorized during the war. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Unit Colour Patch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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