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Old 27-06-12, 08:19 PM
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Default South Lancs slip on help please

HI good evening , can any one place this please / I thought it s Far east WW2 but a mate thinks its post war para ta ?????

any help will be great , thank you .
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Old 28-06-12, 06:20 AM
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A very nice item, I dont know the answer to the question but the 13th Para Bn had its origins in the 2/4 South Lancs Regt.

The books I have do not make it clear if the 2/4 South Lancs were a Parachute battalion but if they were ,could this be from that battalion ?

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Old 28-06-12, 06:28 AM
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In my view unlikely to be post-War (13 Para (TA) was subtitled Lancashire, not South Lancashire), but the original WW2 13 Para was formed by the conversion of 2/4 South Lancs. But the slip on could have been worn by any battalion of the South Lancs who were flexible in their adherence to dress regulations - particularly in India and/or the Far East.

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In 1942, he joined the South Lancashire Regiment (PWV) 2/4 Battalion, which in 1943 became the 13th (Lancashire) Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (AAC).

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Old 28-06-12, 07:09 AM
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Many thanks so far gents , would be nice from my point of view if the Airborne conection was correct , but before I get too excited is this red /marroon colour a traditional colour of the South Lancs there is a pair of them and they came with a small box of badges but none of the other items really link in
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Old 28-06-12, 08:15 AM
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The South Lancs battalion flashes most frequently encountered are maroon/yellow/dark blue in a rectangular, diamond and, possibly, square format. Also worn by 61 SL Regt (formed from 5 South Lancs)
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Another one ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Scarce-Sou...item5894af7e6a

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