Apologies if this comes over as a ramble.
On the 'lead article' of this thread, for my education, did any Yeomanry Regiment officially retain their own cap badges when they had been re-designated infantry?
I would also suggest (stating the bleeding obvious) that the time between transferring to designated infantry battalions and issuing insignia would undoubtedly leave many (not just those resistant to changing badges) without the new badge - particularly in places like Cairo. I wonder if there was a 'grace' period and if so, how long.
I understand that the official Battalion cap badge was meant to be used especially for those transferred piecemeal, as drafts.
As an aside I read recently an extract, although relating to the front line, "... no one cared what you wore as long as you could fight."
There are photos during the Gulf and other conflicts of tropical and desert uniforms by members of the same unit - plus ça change.
Chris
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