https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/152868422...EAAOSwXPNaIsC3
No connection to the seller but 1st VB are in black badge and buttons.
I would also see:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/152508516...UAAOSw4CFYzXuD
1916 and obsolete belt but the badge is blackened as well. Could be an old VB one?