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Originally Posted by 17thairborne
Thank you for that summation of the beret use and colour. I did determine that the 1st Bn of the RNF was in NA up until September 1943 with the companies farmed out within the Corps, which fits, with the exception of the black berets. Most of the companies (HQ, W, X, Z) were attached to the 1st, 8th and 10th Armored Divisions, so it is conceivable they wore their RNF insignia on the RTR beret perhaps. Unless there is a distinction between RTR and an Armored Division wherein the black beret was not worn.
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Not all units within an armoured division wore the black beret, the RTR, RAC ones did.
(As an aside, nothing much to do with anything, during the 1970's I was in "X" Company of 1st Bn Royal Regiment of Fusiliers which until 1968 was "X" Company of 1st Bn Royal Northumberland Fusiliers).