Very good condition, some adhesive residue on the reverse.

Ref. page 258 in "Fabric of War" by Bill Alexander (which states that only a handful of samples were made.), believed to be 6 produced only..

The Regiment was mobilized effective 1st February 1941 and took under command 35th, 89th and 109th LAA Batteries, all recently converted from field batteries. The Regiment was assigned as 1st Canadian Corps LAA Regiment, armed with the 40mm Bofors. On transfer to the UK the Regiment manned sites in the south of England as part of the Air Defence Of Great Britain. The Regiment transferred with 1st Canadian Corps to the Mediterranean at the end of October 1943, landing in Sicily on 8th November. It transferred to Italy on 8th January 1944. In the spring of 1944 the British Army in Italy was reducing its overall LAA assets as surplus to requirements. This included disbanding Corps LAA Regiments and 1st Canadian Corps followed suit. On 15th June 1944, 35th Battery was re-designated 35 Traffic Control Unit and began training in Provost duties in order to deal with the severe traffic congestion in the Liri Valley. On 1st July the remaining two Batteries were re-designated as infantry. They became part of the locally formed 12th Infantry Brigade, 5th Canadian Armoured Division, when that Brigade was formally created on 15th July. Additional personnel were drawn from 2nd LAA Regiment of 1st Division and from 5th Division's own 5th LAA Regiment as each divisional LAA Regiment in the theatre at that time reduced each battery by one troop. The new unit was initially known as the 89/109 Infantry Battalion and subsequently as 1st LAA Battalion. In October (but retrospectively effective to 13th July) the whole unit was formally re-designated as the Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment. Although this designation was apparently with the full support of the prototype Regiment in the Reserve Army in Canada, the reason for this name is obscure. Perhaps it was simply that the Lanark and Renfrews happened to be the next most senior militia unit that had not mobilised an active unit. The unit thereafter fought as infantry in the Italian campaign until withdrawn with all Canadian forces to North West Europe under Operation Goldflake in February-March 1945. On arrival in Holland, 12th Infantry Brigade disbanded and the Regiment reverted to its LAA role as 1st Corps Troops. It retained its assumed title and effective 15th March 1945 was formally re-designated 1st LAA Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment). It was authorized to disband effective 29th June 1945.