Formation sign of the 231st independent Infantry Brigade formed in Malta and using a Maltese cross as its emblem. The Brigade fought in Sicily and Italy, then joined the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division in 1943.
Cole, Howard, Formation Badges of World War 2. Britain, Commonwealth and Empire, Arms and Armour Press (1973), SBN 853680787
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