WW1 13th (Bantam) Bn Yorkshire Regiment Cloth Formation Badges.

WW1 13th (Bantam) Bn Yorkshire Regiment Cloth Formation Badges.

A very rare pair of cloth Battalion formation badges. A black cloth diamond with central green line. Have been worn, the once bright green line faded. … Accompanied by an Officer’s OSD bronze collar badge. Height of diamond. 7cm

Identified in John Waring Pamphlet number 2 Item D196. Acquired with the Officer’s Collar Dog. The 13th Bn Yorkshire Regiment was raised as a Bantam Battalion at Richmond in July 1915. They landed in France on the 6th June 1916. They served in France until 1918 and after a period in the UK sailed for service in Russia.