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Originally Posted by leigh kitchen
Thanks Mike. A Wikipedia entry showed Minden Day as being celebrated by the 3rd and 5th Bns of The Rifles but doesn't mention wearing the white rose which was worn by the KOYLI and the Light Infantry.
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The 2 battalions of LI became the 3rd and the 5th Rifles,so thats why Minden day is celebrated in those 2 battalions.