NAM.1996-05-159-1

Formation badge, embroidered, 44th Indian Armoured Division, 1943-1944. Subsequently used by 255th India Tank Brigade. Cotton and silk thread, white, black, red and pale blue. White background with a black border surrounding a charging buffalo with red eyes and horns. Pale blue text underneath the buffalo reads 'LARO AURLARTE RANO' meaning strike or keep on striking in Urdu. From the collection of Maj John Waring, volume 38, page 6.