Hello Ian
Button 2 has the appearance of one of those early 'generic' volunteer buttons. However, the backmark places the button firmly in the last part of the 19th century as Gaunt did not start up in business until 1884 and only became a limited company in 1899 or thereabouts. Could it be a Coronation souvenir for Edward VII?
Button 3 is, I am almost certain, the Royal Automobile Club.
Button 4 is for the 13th Regiment Bengal Native Infantry, pre 1861 according to Poulsom's Indian Army Buttons book; he illustrates exactly the same button. They became the 12th Regiment in 1861 and added the name 'Kelat I Ghilzie' in 1864 and subsequently became the 12th Pioneers (Kelat I Ghilzie Regiment) in 1903.
Button 1 is a mystery but I will keep looking!
Regards
Roger
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