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Royal Westminster Volunteers RWV button
Can anyone date this RWV button? I can't find much reference to the Royal Westminster Volunteers after about 1805. I suspect the button is circa 1859-1880, but can find no reference to the unit being in existence during that period.
The Royal Westminster Volunteers existed around 1800, and I suspect some link with the later 13th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps (the Queen's Westminsters). Ian Kelly Ian@KellyBadge.co.uk www.KellyBadges.co.uk/buttons |
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Hello Ian, Welcome to the Forum.
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Hi Ian
It appears to be a brass O/R's button which is very unusual for Jennens as they usually (but not always) confined themselves to officers buttons. It certainly doesn't date from the early 1800's, more likely the later period which you quoted or possibly even later. What size is the button? David PS.... From memory, there was a thread on the Forum fairly recently about Jennens-made O/R's buttons from the Queens Westminster Rifles (16/London Regt) - also very unusual. Can't find the thread, unfortunately. Last edited by davidwyke; 15-02-16 at 12:05 PM. |
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