Baskermärke King's Royal Rifle Corps WW2 Original

Baskermärke King's Royal Rifle Corps WW2 Original

Äkta original vintage original baskertecken.

Battle worn/ soldier issued!

"The King's Royal Rifle Corps was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army, originally raised in North America as the Royal American Regiment."

WW1
"Landed at Rouen as part of the 6th Brigade in the 2nd Division in August 1914 for service on the Western Front and saw action at the Battle of Mons in August 1914, the First Battle of the Marne in September 1914, the First Battle of the Aisne in September 1914 and First Battle of Ypres in October 1914 as well as the Battle of Festubert in May 1915, the Battle of Loos in September 1915 and the Battle of the Somme in Autumn 1916 before taking part in the advance to the Hindenburg Line, the Battle of Arras in November 1917, the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917, the Second Battle of the Somme in Autumn 1918 and the Battle of the Selle in October 1918."

WW2
"Deployed to North Africa and saw action as part of the pivot group within the 7th Armoured Division at the Battle of Sidi Rezegh in November 1941, the First Battle of El Alamein in July 1942 and the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942
The brigade slowed the German advance and enabled the Dunkirk evacuation
participating in the Normandy landings in June 1944 and the North West Europe Campaign."