Hi John It looks rather like the Pegasus badge of the British Airborne Regiment see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Airborne_Division_%28United_Kingdom%29 Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) PS its always best to post to individual lists rather than cross post which can cause problems for list admins > > I'm hoping someone with more military knowledge than I have can identify a > soldier's shoulder insignia for me. A picture of him can be seen at the > following location: > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engcbanb/families/plester-1.htm > He was a Banbury lad. > John Plester.