A nice un-issued printed white on red Dorset Regiment shoulder title

This is a neat example of a single shoulder title to the Dorset Regiment. In the Second World War, eight hostilities-only battalions were raised. The 1st Battalion was part of 231st Infantry Brigade for the duration of the war, fighting in Malta, Sicily, and Italy. It landed on Gold Beach on D-Day and fought with the Brigade in the Battle of Normandy and North-West Europe. The 2nd Battalion was part of 5th Infantry Brigade throughout the war, participating in the Battle of France and the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940. In 1944, it took part in the Burma Campaign of 1944-1945 and the Battle of Kohima. The 4th and 5th Battalions fought in the liberation of Northwest Europe in 1944-1945. The 30th Battalion was with 43rd Infantry Brigade in North Africa and the invasion of Sicily, after which it spent the rest of the war in Gibraltar. In 1958 the regiment amalgamated with The Devonshire Regiment to form the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment. Exept for some glue remnants on the back this title is in a nice un-issued condition.

Code: 51556