Badge - British 8th Army patch, cloth. Attached is a blog on the British and Commonwealth Badge Forum stating that Canadians who served in the 1st Canadian Division with the 8th Army in Italy continued to wear this badge in an unofficial capacity. CONFIRM AND FIND BADGE The Eighth Army was one of the best-known formations of the British Army during World War II, fighting in the North African and Italian campaigns. It was a British formation formed in 1941, always commanded by British officers, however its personnel came from throughout the British Empire and Commonwealth; complemented by units composed of exiles from Nazi-occupied Europe. Subordinate units came from Australia, British India, Canada, Free French Forces, Greece, New Zealand, Poland, Rhodesia, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Significant formations which passed through the Army included: V Corps, X Corps, XIII Corps, XXX Corps, I Canadian Corps, Polish II Corps.