Rare Vintage WW2 15th Scottish Reconnaissance Regiment Officers TOS Bonnet

A classic officers TOS bonnet, complete with green Scottish Reconnaissance Regiment Officers back flash ( badge not included as it was taken off when the new black beret was issued in May 1944). From its formation in February 1943, 15th Scottish Recce Rgt wore the Scottish Balmoral bonnet as the headgear for all ranks, in khaki with a green square backing for the Recce Corps badge. However, on 23 May 1944 the regiment adopted the Royal Armoured Corps' black beret with the Recce Corps badge.

This pre-1936 officers purchase during the reign of King George V. Sadly we do not have the officers name as the writing on the label is faded.

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Good used WW2 condition

Size approx 7 - 71/8

The 15th Scottish Reconnaissance Regiment was a World War II unit of the British Army's Reconnaissance Corps, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps. Formed from a variety of infantry units, it served with 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division in the North West Europe campaign in 1944–45.

Normandy

15th Scottish Recce Rgt's landing craft touched down on Nan Sector of Juno Beach on the evening of 27 June and began unloading, but after the signals office M3 half-track was drowned in an underwater crater the beach master halted landing until the following morning. The convoy then moved off to its concentration area at St Gabriel. When the regiment arrived the rest of 15th (S) Division had already been in action since 26 June in Operation Epsom (the 'Battle of Scottish Corridor').

The regiment saw action throughout Europe ( France, Belguim, The Netherlands and Germany until the end of the war.