There appears to have been a lot of leeway involved in what was worn on a slouch hat and it differed depending on where you were. What was worn in the jungles of Burma was very different from what was worn on leave in Calcutta.
The rule of thumb is generally that more badges were worn on the slouch hat at the regimental depot in India than on the march in Burma, where just a regimental or divisional patch would be enough information for those that needed to know your formation.
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