There was quite a row at one point concerning the Royal Munster Fusiliers wearing a Shamrock on an item of their uniform as a permanent embellishment, if I recall correctly, and it led to ‘questions in the House’ that are recorded in Hansard. Interestingly although all regiments have shamrocks on their colours as part of the long standing Union wreath (formed from all the National symbols), the RMF were I think the only infantry regiment to feature the shamrock as a discrete emblem on their regimental colour (and drum emblazons). The item of uniform concerned was eventually settled as the drab khaki service dress cap with the emblem in the form of green felt, and one of the regular battalions also wore it as a flash, combined with a shoulder title, on the side of their Wolseley helmets in a hot weather station (India I think). It seems to have been more associated with the 1st Battalion than the 2nd and not all units of the regiment followed the practice.
Last edited by Toby Purcell; 13-06-21 at 08:42 PM.
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