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Originally Posted by Dan Martel
Not meaning to through doubt on anything, but I think the confusion between the caption for the photo and the war diary may be because I don't think the troops or carrier in the photo are from the Black Watch of Canada. The shoulder patch visible on the the Sergeant to the right is of the wrong shape and there would be no reason to have a Roman numeral XII on the front plate.
But I always am willing to admit that I could be wrong.
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I agree with Dan's assessment that the badges worn in the photograph do not appear to be the 'barrel shape' used on the shoulder badges of the various 2nd Canadian Infantry Division infantry regiments. Unfortunately the resolution of the image is too low to make an accurate investigation of the badge. I also thought the the Roman numeral XII on the front plate was a vehicle tactical marking and not something directly linked to a specific regiment. The real problem is that determining the facts behind this photograph is little more than educated guessing without any context information. If this is a LAC photograph, then knowing the PA number would be a good start.