British Army WW2 227th Independent Infantry Brigade Formation sign

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British Army WW2 227th Independent Infantry Brigade Formation sign
Very nice example of this interesting formation Sign. No mothing, color of embroidered anchor is a nice crisp red. It shows no signs of having been sewn on a uniform. Typical black cotton backing seen in this period. An excellent badge for a WW2 or Scottish collection.
I
n the S
econd World War
, the brigade number was reactivated for
227th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
. Formed within Scottish Command
on 15 February 1941, initially for service in the United Kingdom
(the suffix '(Home)' was dropped on 1 December 1941). The brigade was always composed of Scottish regiments.
The brigade had the following units:
7th Battalion, Queens Own Cameron Highlanders
(left 13 October 1941)
9th Battalion,
S
eaforth Highlanders
(left 30 November 1942)
12th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
(24 February 1941
– 7 May 1942)
10th Battalion, Black Watch
(4 March 1941
– 18 November 1942)
6th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry
(7 May 1942
– 18 August 1842)
Lovat Scouts
(30 September 1942
– 9 July 1943)
2nd Battalion, Royal Scots
(18 November 1942
– 15 March 1943)
10th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry
(joined 3 December 1942)
13th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry
(20 January–9 July 1943)
4th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
(20 June–9 July 1943)
2nd
Battalion, Argyll
and Sutherland Highlanders
(previously 15th Battalion, re-designated after 2nd Battalion captured at the fall of Singapore; joined 15 July 1943)
2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders
(previously 15th Battalion, re-designated after 2nd Battalion captured at Singapore; joined 31 July 1943)
During July 1943 three of the brigade's
T
erritorial Army and hostilities-only battalions were replaced by two reconstituted Regular battalions of Highland regiments serving in Orkney, the brigade was re-designated
227th (Highland) Infantry Brigade
and assigned to 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division.
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