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Old 21-04-17, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Anjoucollector View Post
I have this beret of the Gloucestershire Regiment with cap badge and back badge. Is the cap badge usually worn on a green square backing ? The "Badge Backings & Special Embelishments of the British Army" book doesn't make mention of it. Thank you
The green patch is of the shade used by the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (known as Lincoln Green) and not correct for the 'Glosters'. I think that a dealer has placed Glosters insignia on the WFR beret because the famous 'back badge' makes it more appealing to collectors. The Glosters did not wear a coloured patch on their beret.
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