upon conversion to artillery the regiment opted to wear the royal artillery cap and collar badges rather than their original yeomanry badges, although shoulder chains were authorised for wear on walking out dress for all ranks. during world war ii special regimental pattern buttons for service dress were adopted by officers of 97th field rgt. these were flat, gilt, and engraved with the white horse of kent over a scroll inscribed 'invicta' over the letters ky. brass ky shoulder titles were worn on battledress by all ranks, and while in the middle east officers wore a khaki drill slip-on shoulder strap below the rank badges with ky embroidered in white. an embroidered regimental arm badge consisting of the white horse on a black diamond was worn on the right arm by all ranks. the buttons, shoulder titles and arm badge continued to be worn after the war by 297th laa rgt until conversion to rac in 1961.