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Originally Posted by Mike Jackson
Why were the two soldiers in the image badged Green Howards wearing the RTR arm badge? I thought that this badge was, with the exception of the Westminster Dragoons, the exclusive preserve of the RTR? Or were they are pair of RTR battle casualty replacements who had hastily been rebadged Green Howards on arrival in their unit?
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This seems to be the answer to this puzzler, from the Daily Orders of 145RAC dated 11 March 1942:
'Officers and Other Ranks of the RTR posted to this Regiment may continue to wear the Tank Arm Badge on the right arm in all orders of dress.’
In principle if 145RAC could do this then the same should, or at least could, apply to all other RAC units with RTR intakes.
John