| Collecting British WW2 airborne militaria |
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Parachute battalions:
1st battalion: green lanyard
2nd battalion: yellow lanyard
3rd battalion: red lanyard
4th battalion: black lanyard
5th battalion: Hunting Stewart tartan behind cap badge
6th battalion: black collar ribbon
7th battalion green cloth behind cap badge
7th battalion: green loop
8th battalion: dark blue loop
9th battalion: maroon loop
10th battalion: light blue and dark blue with orange strip in the middle
12th battalion: light blue loop
13th battalion: black loop
12th battalion: light blue epaulet loop with "Yorkshire"
156th battalion: black lanyard and qualification wings on a black background
1st Canadian para battalion: yellow loop
21nd and 22nd Independent Parachute Company: white/blue lanyard
Airlanding infantry battalions:
2nd battalion South Staffordshire regiment:
Bn HQ and HQ Company: white lanyard
A Company: green lanyard
B Company: red lanyard
C Company: blue lanyard
D Company: black lanyard
S Company: yellow lanyard
F Company: dark blue lanyard
1st battalion the Border Regiment:
HQ Company: yellow loop
A Company: green loop
B Company: white/purple loop
C Company: red loop
D Company: pale blue loop
S Company: dark blue loop
T/R Company: black loop
1st battalion the Royal Ulster Rifles:
rifle green lanyard
2nd battalion the Oxfordshre and Buckinghamshire light infantry:
blue lanyard
12th battalion the Devonshire regiment:
red lanyard
Airborne support units:
16th Parachute Field Ambulance:
cherry and yellow lanyard
Air-Landing Field Ambulance units:
cherry lanyard
Royal Artillery airlanding anti-tank battery:
white lanyard
1st Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers:
blue lanyard