Help with Identification.....

[QSAMIKE]

Can anyone help with the identification of this sweetheart pin.....

Mike

[Tinto]

Interesting badge, Mike. I looked amongst Indian Cavalry but nothing similar there. The White Rose looks Yorkshire, the lancers could be East Riding Yeomany (Lancers).
What is the inscription?
Cheers, Tinto

[QSAMIKE]

Evening Tinto.......

The inscription reads:

HIMMAT - I - MARDAN - MADAD - I - KHUDA

With a dot between each word....

Mike

[Tinto]

Hi Mike,
Thanks for the inscription. Here is a link to Skinner's Horse:

http://www.indiapicks.com/stamps/For...ners_Horse.htm

Cheers, Tinto

And another Link:

http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=Ski...w=1152&bih=715

[QSAMIKE]

Thank You Tinto.....

Looks like it is Skinner's Horse.....

Mike

[Wmr-RHB]

Yes, Skinner's Horse. But that is only the short name.

Originaly raised by captain Skinner in 1803 as Irrigular Horse it became after the mutiny in 1861: 1st Regiment of Bengal Cavalry. Later Lancers. In 1899: 1st (Duke of York's Own) Regiment of Bengal Lancers.

In 1901 the words "Regiment of" were dropped from all regiments (also in the infantry): 1st (Duke of York's Own) Bengal Lancers (Skinner's Horse).

In 1903 the the regiments of the three Presidencies were merged in one Indian Army list, dropping their erstwhile Bengal/Madras/Bombay names. The Bengal ones kept their number and the regiment became: 1st Duke of York's Own Lancers (Skinner's Horse).

Captain Skinner became Lt-Col Skinner and raised a second Irrigular corps in 1814. This became in 1861: 3rd Regiment of Bengal Cavalry.

In 1903: 3rd Bengal Cavalry (Skinner's Horse).

In the 1922 reorganisation both regiments were merged and for a short time known as 1st/3rd Horse. Soon this became: 1st Duke of Yorks Own Skinner's Horse.

In 1927 retitled to: Skinner's Horse (1st Duke of York's Own).

On partition the regiment went to India. In 1950, when India became a republic the title became: 1st Horse.

The modern badge is still the same as above, but the crown is replaced by a horsed rider.

Now about the badge shown. It could be of the pre 1922, or of the post 1922 regiment. If those two badges differed is unknown to me (but I would like to know). The 3rd had crossed lances, a 3 on the cross, a crown above and a scroll SKINNER'S HORSE below.

It is possible (but I saw this never confirmed) that the pre 1902 1st had also SKINNER'S HORSE on the scroll. The words HIMMAT-I-MARDAN - MADAD-I-KHUDA seem to mean:
The Bravery of Man! By the Help of God! (found using Google).

[QSAMIKE]

Thank You Henk......