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Originally Posted by wright241
Yes please.
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Here goes. And before one of you bright sparks says it's just a 24th Bn patch on its side, this one has the same dull red as my Div Cyclist Coy patch, rather than the richer red on my 24th and other infantry patches. So as far as I'm concerned it's 13th LH!
Actually, of course, the patch is technically that of the 2nd Div cavalry regt, which just happened to be 13th LH (i.e. any unit could have been put into that role and would have been allocated the same patch). But when (as in the British Army) div cav units were 'devolved upwards' to corps level, the 13th were allowed to take the patch with them when they became 1st Anzac Mtd Regt and then Aust Corps Mtd Regt.
Also, as Glyde (32A and 32B) shows, there was some confusion in official sources as to whether the red or the white half faced towards the wearer's front. Apparently it was supposed to be the red half.