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#1
14-01-20, 08:57 PM
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Home Guard Titles
Can anyone tell me anything about the Home Guard titles in the attached photo, please?
If possible, I would like to know what the various units were which wore each colour of lettering, and at what periods were each worn, please? I hope someone can help with information on them, please 
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#3
15-01-20, 02:32 PM
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Jerry is right that the red and white version is the postwar title worn from 1952 to 1956.
The others are wartime but there is no certain way to attribute them to particular units. Battle Dress arrived in the Home Guard from August 1940 and by 1941 most units had received at least some sets. The official Home Guard title did not start to arrive until early 1941 and in the intervening period the coloured embroidered titles shown were sold by outfitters and bought by many units to wear at the top of the arms. No printed evidence of there use has been found - I'd like to know about it if anyone has such evidence - and it is not possible from black and white photos to identify letter colours. So although worn they cannot be associated with particular units. An example of a pair with the original price ticket is shown. Jon
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#4
15-01-20, 05:29 PM
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The HG shoulder titles worn within the Zones in the area surrounding the City of Manchester were identified by their differing colours of Blue, Yellow, Red, Black, White and Green.
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges
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#5
15-01-20, 05:39 PM
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Simon,
Interesting. Is there any documentary evidence of this please? Jon
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#6
15-01-20, 05:43 PM
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Jon,
There is but I dont have it. Roger Miles told me he had the written list etc but I havent seen it. I would really like to know which zones had which colour for definate as I have partially worked it out from numbers and coloured titles i have in my collection. Perhaps if you ask him? regards
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges
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#7
15-01-20, 07:44 PM
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Quote:
Marc
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I am still looking for British Army cloth Formation, Regimental, Battalion, Company and other Unit sleeve badges, from 1980 onwards.
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#8
15-01-20, 07:47 PM
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Marc,
I dont know about AA and Rocket Batteries, or Post Office Bn.'s either. Cant find the answer. i did remember that Bruno Boulanger included the attached information in his Formation Badges book though. regards
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges
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