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Old 21-01-15, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by peter monahan View Post
I have just received my copy of Ask Nath's "Sowars and Sepoys in the Great War, 1914-1918" and in it he identifies this badeg as being an "officer's shoulder title" from the Great War period. So, although the heraldry is not correct for the post 1901 title "King Edward's Own", presumably the regiment kept the POW feathers as a reminder of their previous affiliation.

Peter
Interesting observation Peter. Is there also a cap badge (picture/description) of that period? And does it also show the POW feathers, or were they only kept on the shoulder titles?
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