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Old 16-11-19, 01:25 PM
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I have two different patterns of D Day badge of the Royal Dragoon Guards. The right one seems to be the usual one. Would you know the left one ?

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Laurent,
The left hand one with merrowed (over-stitched) edges is more recent manufacture and likely to be for the Royal Dragoon Guards.

The right hand one is embroidered on felt and older and probably 4th/7th Dragoon Guards.

The flash was worn in France in 1940 before Dunkirk and is erroneously called a “D Day’ flash although it was also worn in NW Europe from D Day onwards.

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Thank you Tim for your advice

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