a quick summary ............ same source.
GS buttons in gilding metal the norm for infantry of the Line, the exceptions being usually but not exclusively Senior NCOs.
Regimental versions noted in at least one battalion of the following: Royal Scots, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Border Regt, Notts & Derbys, KOYLI, Ox and Bucks, Welsh, HLI.
Most 'Rifles' including TF battalions had black buttons of regimental design for all ranks, but not all, and not always.
6th DLI had black buttons.
Foot Guards usually had regimental pattern buttons. Exceptions have been noted, and even 'mixed' buttons on one garment.
MGC had regimental buttons, but not universally during the war period.
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