Why '61'
Mark,
While I'm sure you're correct I'm wondering why the PPCLI were allocated the AoS '61' on a green square?
The six-one on green is the AoS for the following;
1) the senior infantry battalion of an infantry brigade assigned to an armoured division,
2) the second infantry battalion of the second infantry brigade assigned to an infantry division, or
3) the second parachute battalion of the second parachute brigade assigned to an airborne division.
I don't see any of the above applying to the PPCLI while in Korea. The AoS for battalions of an independent infantry brigade were '55', '56' and '57' in white on a red square in which case the RCR would have been '55', the Patricias '56' and the Vandoos '57'.
So, how did the PPCLI end up permanently green?
Dan.
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