4th PLDG Cloth Shoulder Insignia

[Brian H]

Originally Posted by Bill Alexander

The use of the abbreviated and the long form titles appears to have changed about the time the 4 PLDG were changed back to an armoured car regiment from an infantry battalion. (In Italy the Plugs started out as the 1st Canadian Infantry Division armoured car recce regiment and then were converted to infantry from July 1944 until the transfer to Northwest Europe in March 1945.)

I know this an old post by Bill, but I thought I could add my .2 cents. My Grandfather served with the PLDG in NW Europe. He brought back two canvas 4 PLDG shoulder titles. I assumed they were issued to him at the time of him joining the Regiment in March 45 however, they could have easily been souvenirs from older members of the regiment. Or maybe he was issued old titles while in England and waiting to join the regiment? Is there any proof of mixed title use in 45 possibly due to shortage of the full abbreviated versions?