WW2 166th ( Newfoundland ) Field Regiment Royal Artillery (RA) Embroidered Red on Khaki Felt Cloth Shoulder Title

Removed from uniform, bad damage to top left of backing khaki, otherwise good condition. Hessian backed. Condition reflected in price. Still, a scarce title.

The 57th and 59th Heavy Regiments, Royal Artillery, were formed in 1940 from volunteers from Britain's oldest colony wore 'Newfoundland' as their regimental designation, the pattern sealed on 25th May 1940, a month after the first volunteers arrived in the UK. The designation was retained when 57th Regiment became 166th (Newfoundland) Field Regiment in November 1941. The printed designation 'Royal Artillery' introduced later in 1942, was worn below 'Newfoundland'.

Newfoundland became a self-governing Dominion in 1917 and on the 31st March 1949 became the sixteenth province of Canada.

BoBD No 823 refers.

F68.4

Code: 61813