Slip On Titles

[Mike Jackson]

Two requests for information from the resident experts:
First - What is the expansion of S.H.O.C? I've had two suggestions - Seaforth Highlanders of Canada or Saint Helena Observer Corps
Second - What is the significance of the two green bars so neatly applied to the standard R.U.R title? To differentiate between 1st and 2nd Battalions perhaps? Or a company within a battalion?
Thanks (in anticipation)
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[Bill A]

Hi Mike, It is not for the Seaforths of Canada. The official abbreviation for them was Seaforths / Cananda. British pattern slip-ons were not acquired for the Canadian army. The Canadian army went to coloured embroidered titles in the fall of 1940, and the documents at archives indicate that the worsted embroidered slip-on titles were not purchased.

[Old Smelly]

Not sure on either although I presume the bars on the RUR could be company markers, I have a similar slip on for 'Leicestershire' with a single red bar along the bottom edge
Lee

[Bill A]

Additional note. There were some Brit made slip-ons for Canadian corps. They were never authorized or paid for out of public funds. RCA, RCOC, CANADA come to mind, there may be a couple more.

[badjez]

The attached slip-on is a 1 Div slip-on with and additional black stripe. On another thread the single black bar was disussed as being Northants Regt, yet this one came with a collection of early 1950's items worn by the Royal Lincolnshire Regt whilst in BAOR.

I've not traced exactly why it was worn, but someone ventured it denoted the men who provided the guards at Spandua Priosn for Hess. This could be true as R Lincs did provide the British contingent whilst stationed over there.

Evidence that there are no fixed rules for Dress & Embellishments!

Stephen.