India/British or Turkish?? - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Jackhr · #1 07-10-16, 08:42 PM

Hi all
can any one tell me what period and what this badge is? I thought Turkish but another collector said it could be an Indian badge from 18th Infantry??

Cheers

conservator · #2 07-10-16, 11:43 PM

Jackhr,
This is the collar badge of the Indian Army 18th Infantry (or 18th Musalman Rajput Infantry); it was in use prior to 1922, when the regiment disbanded.
The regiment served on the North West Frontier, Hong Kong and Tientsin during the Great War.
A 2nd Battalion was raised in Assam in 1917 and served in Egypt, protecting the Suez Canal, and latterly Palestine. The 2nd Bn was disbanded in 1920.
It was re-raised as the 4th Bn, 9th Jat Regiment in 1941 and has this as its current designation within the Indian Army.
George

Jackhr · #3 08-10-16, 03:31 AM

So would these be hard to find and are they worth anything ,also the buttons??

Cheers

peter monahan · #4 08-10-16, 01:49 PM

Fairly rare but Indian collectors are not numerous either, so not tremendously valuable, I'm afraid. Post it to the Indian section of this forum and you may find a taker.