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Old 15-01-17, 06:29 PM
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Default Help needed for ID'ing A/A shoulder titles

Hello all.I bought some A/A badges yesterday and with them the seller gave me som titles.I cannot ID two and not sure about two others.Please bear with me,this is a new subject for me.
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The shoulder titles are....

ROC, with push pins,no MM.

NH, with lugs,no MM.

PWO,... is it .....Prince of Wales' Own..no MM.

DLOY,...is it ..Duke of Lancasters' Own..no MM
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Hi Jo, The NH is Northumberland Hussars a Yeomanry title, DLOY is Duke of Lancasters Own Yeomanry, PWO is Prince of Wales's own regiment of Yorkshire, there is no ROC in the Westlake shoulder title book that i can see. regards john
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ROC Royal Observer Corps, NH Northumberland Hussars.
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Hi Jo, The NH is Northumberland Hussars a Yeomanry title, DLOY is Duke of Lancasters Own Yeomanry, PWO is Prince of Wales's own regiment of Yorkshire, there is no ROC in the Westlake shoulder title book that i can see. regards john
Thank you very much John for your help...greatly apppreciated.
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ROC Royal Observer Corps, NH Northumberland Hussars.

WOW Royal Oberver Corps.....would not have found it in a 100 years..I thought they had been disbanded.....

Thank you very much for the quick response.....greatly appreciated.
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Default The Royal Observer Corps.

Cutbacks in personnel began in September 1991 and the ROC was finally disbanded in March 1996.
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Those staybrite ROC titles were worn by ROC officers on the lapels of Service Dress, similar to how the RAFVR wore "VR" titles.
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Those staybrite ROC titles were worn by ROC officers on the lapels of Service Dress, similar to how the RAFVR wore "VR" titles.
They were also worn as shoulder titles on greatcoats.
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