56 Division
Yes - a "short sword" colloquially referred to at the time as "Wat Tyler's Dagger" - the weapon forms part of the Armorial Bearings of the City of London and the design was selected by the GOC, Maj Gen Sir Charles Hull.
(Divisional and Other Signs, by Capt V Wheeler-Holohan, 12th London Regt, 1920)
The same weapon reappeared in WW2 and was worn by 56 Inf Div Signals. Mike
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