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Old 27-07-17, 02:06 PM
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Default Lancashire Fusiliers Two Tens

A recent purchase: a Lancashire Fusiliers arm sign, a red cloth circle with the two Roman X in white. Now, according to Morris, the shape of the sign should be a rectangle, is this round shape some sort of battalion distinction or just a variant of this sign?
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Old 27-07-17, 03:12 PM
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John Waring lists (Identification Pamphlet No 2) 16 different First World War LF battalion flashes. None of them feature the XX in any format. Mike
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Old 27-07-17, 03:41 PM
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Not one I have come across and as an LF item I would expect it to be in maroon and primrose, the regimental colours.

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therefore if it's not Lancashire Fusiliers, what other regiment could it be? Or could it be a Battalion sign?
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Sadly there are numerous such cloth badges, produced with a purpose at the time and not always military, the significance of which has been lost in the mists of time.

I have a large file of them sitting on my computer and will add yours in the hope that the mystery may be solved one day. Home Guard could just be a possibility?

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