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Originally Posted by Toby Purcell
The crown badges were supplied from the RACD, but I do wonder if the stripes were supplied as lace on rolls and then made up by the Sergeant Master Tailor. Looking at them I suspect that was the case because each had to be sewn on to the regiments own facing colour cloth, including the bullion and coloured silks crown.
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Apparently [and surprisingly] not.
This from the ledger:
1869
Chevrons
old pattern double ½” lace
[on facing color]
Use up for Militia except red/purple faced, these to be converted for Line.