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Unidentified Buttons
Hello peeps , its Head Scratching time again and I HAVE tried to identify them but ive hit that brick wall again, these are only the ones i couldnt work out and i would really appreciate any help that anyone can offer, thank yous all again
Ive number the buttons 1 to 6 I thought number 3 was the cypher for Royal Mercian and Lancaster Yeomanry but the crowns wrong ?? Number 6 has the Quis Separabit which the Irish Guards uses, but i cant find them using a shamrock Number 2 looks to have PCBC above the crest, although I cant figure out those letters so it might be something else And number 5, could this be Indian British Army ? And number 7 is prince of wales's feathers but i cant find a reference to this one anywhere online thansk anyone who can cast some light on these xo |
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No.4 is Durham University
No. 5 is the 34th ???? Indian Army. thats all I'm afraid regards
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges |
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Thank you Simon, helpful as always and appreciated
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I think no. 5 is the 34 Sikh Pioneers ( well polished ) the POW feathers I'm pretty sure is also Indian ( it's not 2nd Gurkhas which I know will be some peoples suggestion ) - but I can't remember which regt . Tim
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Thank you Tim
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The PoW feathers button is the pre-1922, 14th King George's Own (Ferozepore) Sikhs. In the 1922 reorganisation they became the 5th (duke of Connaught's own) battalion 11th Sikh Regiment and the button changed, but the device was retained as a battalion head dress badge. |
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The PoW feathers button is the pre-1922, 14th King George's Own (Ferozepore) Sikhs. In the 1922 reorganisation they became the 5th (duke of Connaught's own) battalion 11th Sikh Regiment and the button changed, but the device was retained as a battalion head dress badge. I have a strong suspicion that button 6 is a mess dress button for the short lived (1902-1922) South Irish Horse (previously South of Ireland Imperial Yeomanry), but I have been unable to confirm the details. The SIH title was adopted in 1908 and alone of the Southern Irish regiments it elected to lay up its colours in Dublin Cathedral, rather than Westminster, upon disbandment following the creation of the Irish Free State. Last edited by Toby Purcell; 03-10-15 at 04:28 PM. |
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The PoW feathers button is the pre-1922, 14th King George's Own (Ferozepore) Sikhs. In the 1922 reorganisation they became the 5th (duke of Connaught's own) battalion 11th Sikh Regiment and the button changed, but the device was retained as a battalion head dress badge. I have a strong suspicion that button 6 is a mess dress button for the short lived South Irish Horse, but I have been unable to confirm the details. The service dress buttons were similar, but in bronze, which is what gives me the clue. |
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No.6 : Irish Militia ? ... poss Louth or Antrim ?
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I think it is a mess dress button. Is the button of those two militia units described?
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Sorry to say I don't have McDonnell's book (still looking for a copy) ... so I'm only guessing. Regards Jeff |
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I think that Howard Ripley has done a book on militia buttons too.
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No 6 was the type worn by The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, the King's representative in Ireland, not to be confused with that of a County Lieutenant
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