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was created for this regiment: soldiers wore their former regimental cap badge or were badged according to the company they joined. The regimental crest was a combination of the Light
Infantry and the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire cap badges and crest from the Duke of Wellington's
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between the First and early in the Second World War). The official Army abbreviation for the regiment was "E and WRR".
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