23 INFANTRY DIVISION
23 INFANTRY DIVISION The 23 Infantry Division was raised on January 1, 1942, at Jhansi in Central India. Its badge was a red fighting cock on a red circle. The bird was chosen by Major General Reginald Arthur Savory, the Division's first commander, as one which would offend neither the Muslim nor Hindu soldiers of the division. The formation badge and sleeve patch of this Division has a red cock in red circle on black background.