{"product_id":"9th-nottinghamshire-battalion-home-guard-printed-insignia","title":"9th Battalion, Home Guard, printed insignia.","description":"\u003cp\u003eRare matching set removed from uniform, nice that they have not been glued into a display album, recently found in the Norfolk area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNK” is the standard shoulder title abbreviation for Norfolk .The 9th Norfolk Battalion Home Guard had its headquarters at  Wymondham (pronounced “Windham” locally) is a historic market town in south Norfolk, about 10 miles southwest of Norwich.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are a matched pair of shoulder title sets, worn together on battledress:\u003cbr\u003e ∙ The curved “HOME GUARD” title worn on the upper sleeve\u003cbr\u003e ∙ The rectangular “9NK” title worn immediately below it, denoting the 9th Battalion, Norfolk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe county abbreviation system:\u003cbr\u003eThe Home Guard used two-letter county codes throughout England. NK = Norfolk. Norfolk had 17 Home Guard battalions in total, numbered 1st through 17th, all using the NK designation – ranging from East Dereham (1st) to Reepham (17th). \u003cbr\u003eWhy Wymondham is interesting:\u003cbr\u003eWymondham is a genuinely notable Norfolk town – home to Wymondham Abbey and the market town centre of a largely rural agricultural area in south Norfolk. The 9th Battalion would have been responsible for defending this part of the county, covering the surrounding villages and road\/rail infrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53136306045256,"sku":"May26-108","price":120.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/IMG-0779.heic?v=1779282873","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/9th-nottinghamshire-battalion-home-guard-printed-insignia","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}