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Originally Posted by marinus
Good evening,
For what it's worth here's a quote from Oliver Lock's "British Airborne Insignia" (page 151):
"From 1942 until 1951, members of the 1st Battalion The Border Regiment
wore a distinctive regimental title.
Correct wartime versions of this title were stitched to the purple backing with green thread."
Marinus
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checking in my copy of when dragons flew, that also says wartime issues were stitched with green thread to the purple backing, in appendix 8 p261