144RAC wore the RAC cap badge, what isn't clear is how long they wore the E Lancs badge, if at all, once converted. Sources are particularly limited for 144, a teasing quote from their history Blue Flash - 'We began as Infantry. Those who joined the unit in the early days of the war would have found it difficult to believe that the next five years would see us with four different names, three different cap badges, converted from infantry to armour,...'
'Three .. badges' can be taken as E Lancs / RAC / R Tks. A lot of converted infantry regiments wore their infantry badge for a few months after conversion before stocks of berets and or badges became available so it is possible the same for 144RAC but so far can't be confirmed for certain.
John
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