Formation badge, 573rd (The King’s) (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), 1950 (c).
Black embroidered light infantry horn with black embroidered Tudor Rose above on a red background.
Originally formed from the 6th Battalion The King’s Regiment (Liverpool) it was converted into a searchlight regiment in 1936, as the anti-aircraft defences of the United Kingdom were strengthened. It was re-raised in 1947 when the Territorial Army was re-formed and was amalgamated in 1955 when Anti-Aircraft command was abolished.
From the collection of Maj John Waring, volume 4, page 23.