Thread: London Regiment cloth shoulder title
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Old 03-07-21, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Hawthorn View Post
The Coldstream also retained a form of Battalion numbering with the use of red cloth stripes indicating the Battalion number. I am not sure when this form of badge first started, certainly worn in WW2 I believe and was still in use in the 90's on Number 2 dress. With the 2nd Battalion now gone I'm not sure if it is still retained within the Regiment to this day.

Simon.
Yes it started during WW1 Simon.
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