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Originally Posted by Postwarden
The Imperial War Museum’s records show that the 2nd Bn Lincolns wore a red silk embroidered X on 2” square of dark blue cloth (the X was 1 3/8” square). Worn 2” below the shoulder seam on both arms.
According to the records the X was not worn by any other Lincolns battalion in World War One but several of the regiment's battalions wore it in World War Two.
Jon
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Also worn on a small disc by 102 LAA Regt RA (ex-7 Lincolns) and on the larger disc as an officers' beret badge by 6 Lincolns in Italy 1944-45 (my informant served with 7 Lincolns from 1941-45). It's possible that the red
X was also worn by 47 SL Regt (ex-5 Lincolns) and 101 ATk Regt RA (ex-8 Lincolns) but I've never seen photographic evidence.
Mike