Hello Chris
Just a few things I can help on regarding the London Regiment buttons.
There are silver/white metal versions of the regular pattern Royal Fusiliers buttons.
You asked if the 15th County of London Battalion (Civil Service Rifles) had a brass variant. I have seen this button in brass but the white metal variant seems far more numerous.
The button for the "3rd City of London Battalion" as shown in Howard's original 1970 book was corrected in a later edition to read "3rd London Rifle Volunteers 1860-1908". Both variants you have in your photo album are shown under this latter designation in his book on "Rifle Volunteer Buttons 1859-1908".
The button you show provisionally for the 5th Battalion (and the 33rd) which has the title 'Rifle Brigade' was, of course, only introduced in 1939 so prior to this the 'standard' rifle button would have been the one used if at all.
Regards
Roger
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