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Originally Posted by Artynut
Can anyone shed light on this badge. I've had it since 1970 and what has bothered me is that I find no reference to the script FR on the hawk's chest in Gaylor or K.K. Another of my surplus to requirement when I thought to collect every British Regiment!...PS, It is not AA and I thought quite neat in the way the tang is stamped out to a point for the brazing point behind the head. Regards, David J.
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I think you'll find that 'FR' stands for Frederica Regina, referring to Princess Frederica Charlotte Ulrike Catherine of Prussia, who married Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany in 1791. The badge was granted to the 14th Hussars in 1798 and they became the 'Duchess of York's Own'.
Rgds,
fougasse1940.