Lancashire Regt (PWV) Aden question - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

lettman · #1 02-12-17, 04:13 AM

B&W photos of the 1st Bn Lancashire Regt (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) serving in Aden show a diamond-shaped badge backing on the beret and metal (a/a?) shoulder titles worn on a coloured strip. I assume the badge backings are primrose but what colour are the strips?

kingsman · #2 03-12-17, 06:04 PM

Usually these were to identify the Company within the Bn a soldier belong to.

Mike H · #3 03-12-17, 07:01 PM

As far as im aware the backing was primrose.Not sure on the shoulder title backing,it could be as Kingsman says company based but it could also be Battalion based.
You can find the titles in brass and a/a. They served in Aden around 1966-67 so likely to be anodised

lettman · #4 03-12-17, 11:43 PM

Thanks so far, guys. The badge backings and shoulder title strips are clearly different colours, even though the photos are B&W, with the shoulder strips being darker than the apparent primrose of the badge backings.

kingsman · #5 04-12-17, 09:04 PM

As I recall within 1/King's (M&L) circa 1960 in Kenya shoulder tabs were A Coy. red, B coy (Training) blue, C coy green, D coy yellow. HQ was a combination of two colours but can't recall combination.
I was in D Coy still have boot brush's painted yellow with last four painted on them.

lettman · #6 05-12-17, 08:08 AM

Perhaps the scheme was used by the Lancashire Regt (PWV) as well? Thanks again.