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Old 20-03-13, 09:20 PM
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A postcard photo Ihave just got , a soldier and his sweat heart .

He wears a white on khaki slip on LINCOLNSHIRE but worn stitched down on the shoulder below this is a unit formation sign of a cross on a dark square , not un like the one worn by 10 para years later ......

If any one can added moreinfomation such as the battalion please do .
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Old 20-03-13, 09:51 PM
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I can't identify the Battalion but the Lincolns were the 10th of Foot - hence the red X on black disc worn in various sizes by various Battalions in World War 2.
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Old 20-03-13, 10:08 PM
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" Lincolns were the 10th of Foot " simple when you know how ! never made the connection , many thanks for taking the time to help
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The Imperial War Museum’s records show that the 2nd Bn Lincolns wore a red silk embroidered X on 2” square of dark blue cloth (the X was 1 3/8” square). Worn 2” below the shoulder seam on both arms.

According to the records the X was not worn by any other Lincolns battalion in World War One but several of the regiment's battalions wore it in World War Two.

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Old 21-03-13, 02:19 PM
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The Imperial War Museum’s records show that the 2nd Bn Lincolns wore a red silk embroidered X on 2” square of dark blue cloth (the X was 1 3/8” square). Worn 2” below the shoulder seam on both arms.

According to the records the X was not worn by any other Lincolns battalion in World War One but several of the regiment's battalions wore it in World War Two.

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Also worn on a small disc by 102 LAA Regt RA (ex-7 Lincolns) and on the larger disc as an officers' beret badge by 6 Lincolns in Italy 1944-45 (my informant served with 7 Lincolns from 1941-45). It's possible that the red X was also worn by 47 SL Regt (ex-5 Lincolns) and 101 ATk Regt RA (ex-8 Lincolns) but I've never seen photographic evidence.
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I saw the same photo when up for sale and thought it interesting being a ranker. Have seen officers of the 2nd Lincs wearing that patch in the Great War but have never seen a pic of an other rank. My gg grandfather wore one (he was a corp by end of war) but there are no pics of him wearing it. Only WW2 examples I've seen were round blue background.
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Also worn on a small disc by 102 LAA Regt RA (ex-7 Lincolns) and on the larger disc as an officers' beret badge by 6 Lincolns in Italy 1944-45 (my informant served with 7 Lincolns from 1941-45). It's possible that the red X was also worn by 47 SL Regt (ex-5 Lincolns) and 101 ATk Regt RA (ex-8 Lincolns) but I've never seen photographic evidence.
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I've rediscovered this filed away since 1995 with my cap badges, but at 47mm diameter would it be a 102 LAA Regt RA arm badge rather than a 6 Bn Lincs Regt officer's beret badge?
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Just to add my 'two pence' on this subject.
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Interesting parachute badge being worn in that photograph.

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Great photo, and I read the accompanying thread. Am I mistaken or is General MacMillan wearing an American Eisenhower jacket?

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No, he's wearing a privately made, probably barathea, tailor's version of a 1937 pattern battledress jacket.
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Old 16-07-18, 10:16 PM
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No, he's wearing a privately made, probably barathea, tailor's version of a 1937 pattern battledress jacket.
I ask because of the cuff stripe, which was an American affectation.

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