56th London Armoured Division Embroidered 2nd Pattern Silk Embroidered Cloth Formation Sign Patch Designation Badge

As worn by this post war Territorial Army Division from 1950 onwards. It is in embroidered silk. Removed from uniform but still in very good condition.

During the Second World War, 56th (London) Division adopted a black silhouette of Dick Whittington's cat on a red ground as its formation sign, leading to its nickname of the 'Black Cats'.

From 1948, the 56th (London) Armoured Division wore a blue knight's helmet superimposed on the upright red sword, but in 1951 it resumed the black cat, now with the red sword as worn by the Division in WW1 superimposed. Worn circa 1951 - 1961.

Ref Morris Part 1 page 16

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