Pforzheim prisoner of war camp (4)

Once again, visitors to this website have been kind enough to provide further information about material displayed here. My grateful thanks to Alan Healy for taking the time to work out which regiments are most likely represented by the badge motifs drawn on this card, and to Jim Rouse for adding to that information and pointing out that I had quite mistaken what is shown in the centre right section of the star on the card. I think I must have needed new glasses when I first wrote a description of the card!

• Top left: Alan commented that the image of St Andrew could be from several regimental badges, but most likely represents the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders.
• Top right: The star and bugle horn (not powder horn as I originally described it - thanks Jim!) represents the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).
• Centre left: Alan reckoned that the elephant almost certainly represents the Highland Light Infantry. He writes:
  "The elephant is from an Indian campaign - the battle of Assaye in 1803 - when no less a person than the future Duke of Wellington commanded an army including several Scots regiments. In memory of this victory the regiment was presented with an "Assaye" colour, bearing this elephant, by the East India company, which its successor regiment ( the Royal Highland Fusiliers ) still carries."
• Centre right: This is the one I got very wrong originally. I thought (though I can't imagine why, now that I've looked at it again!) that this showed a pair of ships - Alan couldn't identify that (not surprisingly given that I was quite wrong) and suggested that it might be from a Yeomanry or Dominion unit. However Jim has pointed out that this badge actually depicts the Cat and Boar's Head insignia of Princess Louise, and represents the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (at that time Princess Louise's regiment).
• Bottom left: Alan suggests that the first stag's head probably represents the Seaforth Highlanders.
• Bottom right: Alan reckons that the second stag's head sitting on a crown most likely represents the Gordon Highlanders.

Many thanks, Alan and Jim!

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