Chris,
"The crossed kukris sign on the Dingo indicates a Gurkha FORMATION, probably brigade, but the Royal Armoured Corps patch on the other side indicates an armoured unit which the Gurkhas didn't have".
Yes, Formation sign: mea maxima culpa. However, this isn't the first time I've seen that Formation Sign on an AFV: one of the British Mk.5/1 Centurions imported to Australia from Hong Kong in 1971 (and not used subsequently by the RAAC) had that same Formation Sign, yet the Gurkhas had no armoured units. Perhaps the higher Formation had an armoured unit attached, hence the adoption of the Form sign along with the RAC Unit colour background (red/yellow diagonal) and Armoured Regiment sign (41)? That in itself may indicate a date-range if the OOB is known for the Malayan Emergency.
Mike C
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