Pair, Insignias, Slip, The Middlesex Regiment, D-Day, Sword Beach, Normandy

Genuine WWII British pair of cloth epaulette insignias, The Middlesex Regiment.

The band allowing the slip to be fixed on the shoulder pads is still here.

The 2nd Battalion was part of the 27th Armoured Brigade, which landed on Sword Beach on June 6, 1944.

The 8th Battalion was part of the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division, which landed in Normandy on June 20, 1944.

The 1st/7th Battalion was part of the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division, which landed in Normandy on June 7, 1944.

Those battalions subsequently fought throughout the whole battle of Normandy.