Queens own sappers and miners button
 

Hi All

Can someone please assist with positive ID this button for me, I'm under the impression that it is from an Indian engineer unit, but not 100%, makers are Firmin and Sons Birmingham, cheers Peter.

You can find their lineage at Sappers and Miners

What we see on the button is certainly very much related to their headdress badge.

2nd Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers & Miners

Thanks for that, appreciate it, are there any good references books out there for indian badges.

Sepoys and Sowars. features Indian Army badges during ww1 period - by Ashok Nath. Nice colour illustrations

Izzat: Indian cavalry badges since inception..by Ashok Nath -- a massive tome.. and expensive