51st Highland Division

[Brin]

Looking to model some of the new British & Canadian as the 51st Highland Division, have a set of the Warlord decals but lacking a little info:-

a) Were the arm patches and flashes worn on both the left and the right arms?

b) The additional decals of the blue square with the white diag line – was worn where?

c) Were the long service stripes worn in the same colour as the rank stripes (Corporal etc)?

Any images of the above would really help if possible.

Many thanks

Brin

[Stuart Harrison]

To the best of my knowledge…

a) Were the arm patches and flashes worn on both the left and the right arms?

Yes

b) The additional decals of the blue square with the white diag line – was worn where?

They’re not additional, they’re alternatives to the black watch regimental patch (Seaforths?, KOSB?)

c) Were the long service stripes worn in the same colour as the rank stripes (Corporal etc)?

They’re not long service stripes on the sheet, they’re arm of service stripes (red for infantry)number of stripes indicates which brigade in the division – 1 for senior brigade, middle brigade = 2, junior brigade =3.

This shows the different regimental tartan patches, and the sleeves show the insignia positioning, unfortunately I couldn’t find a full key to the tartan patches, you’d need to search for examples from each regiment:

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ww2-british-army-cameronians-black-276791898

 

[Brin]

Hi Stuart,

Many thanks for the info, very much appreciated.

All the best

Brin

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