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Originally Posted by Mike Jackson
A trio - one of which was produced by a UK tailor who was very quick off the mark. He assumed, incorrectly, that as soon as the Cypress Green beret was introduced there would be a demand for them. He was wrong - years passed with officers wearing a Service Dress collar badge in their berets. I'm sure Green and Grey Acorn can supply the dates. I managed to avoid wearing a wire embroidered badge - but put these in my collection. Mike
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My Platoon Commander in an infantry battalion in NI 1973-75 was an Int Corps subaltern, he wore "our" dark blue beret with an Int Corps black painted silver collar badge.
(As shown in this documentary from 1974, about 4.40 minutes in:
https://youtu.be/nFwA5xyg3zE