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Loyal Regiment and Brigade Seniority
I happen to have bought this BD blouse badged to the 1st Btn The Loyal Regiment, 1st British Division. Just wondering why the Brigade bars are two, since The Loyals were in the 2nd Infantry Brigade, senior brigade in the division. The Bevo combination sign seems to have been folded somewhen so as to show only one bar denoting seniority and successively restitched fully extended: any hints of the Loyal Regiment having been transferred to a Brigade second in seniority within 1st Division? any evidence of use of a different system of seniority bars in the 1st Division? When was the "Loyals" title introduced? Thank you for your help and knowledge, gents!
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Surely the 1st Brigade is the Senior in the Division?
regards
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges |
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1st Guards Brigade would have been Senior but has been with the 1st Division only 03/09/39-01/06/41 and the BD blouse is dated 1942, as long as I can see. If 2nd Brigade became Senior in 1941, the formation sign should not be unfolded, but folded so as to show only one bar, isn't it?
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I appreciate the 1st Brigade moved on in 1941 but it was replaced by another Brigade, in this case the 210th and then the , 38th, 24th, 18th and then the 66th so the 2nd Brigade always remained the 2nd didnt it?
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges |
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Loyal Regiment and Brigade Seniority
The 1st Infantry Division was made up of the following
1 Inf Bde (Gds) 3.9.39 - 1.6.41 2 Inf Bde 3.9.39 - 31.6.45 3 Inf Bde 3.9.39 - 31.8.45 210 Inf Bde 25.11.41 - 12.1.42 38 (Irish) Inf Bde 13.1.42 - 7.6.42 34 Tk Bde 8.6.42 - 2.9.42 25 Tk Bde 3..9.42 - 13.11.42 24 Inf Bde (Gds) 6.12.42 - 7.3.44 18 Inf Bde 8.3.44 - 16.8.44 66 Inf Bde 19.8.44 - 31.8.45 The 2nd Inf Bde took over seniority on 1.6.41 when the 1st Inf Bde (Gds) left the division In June 1942 the division changed to a mixed division and Tank Brigades were added to it. Surely they would have taken seniority as they were Cavalry. Just an idea Ian |
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