The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry

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The 32nd, or Cornwall Regiment
1858 The 32nd (Cornwall) Light Infantry
1881 The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry

The 46th (South Devon) Regiment
1881 2nd Battalion, the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry

Letter Crests

 

Officers 1855-1858
(Ryan fig.48)

 

Officers 1858-1881
(Ryan fig.51)

Ryan lists two further Officers clasps worn 1855-1881
THE CORNWALL / REGIMENT with Crown over Horn 32 centre
1858 worn briefly (Ryan fig.49) PHOTO NEEDED

CORNWALL / REGIMENT with Crown over bugle 32 centre
1858-1881 (Ryan fig.50) PHOTO NEEDED

 

SOUTH DEVON / REGIMENT

Officers Pre-1881 (Ryan fig.74)

 

SOUTH DEVONSHIRE / REGIMENT

Officers Pre-1881 (Ryan fig.73) Possibly only worn briefly before 1881.

 

46th Other Rank’s pre 1871.
Composite image from two orignal parts.

 

Officers post 1881
(Ryan fig.199)

Variation in centres of post 1881 Officers centre.

Unusual post 1881, believed to be Senior NCO’s. Notice the ends are not the usual acorn ends and the “OF” in “The Duke of Cornwall” is much smaller than normal.

 

DUKE of CORNWALL’S Lt INFty / 2nd VOLr BATTn

Duke of Cornwall’s 2nd Volunteer Battalion

The Lancashire Fusiliers

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The 20th, East Devon Regiment of Foot
1881 The Lancashire Fusiliers

 

Letter Crests

“EAST DEVONSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

20th East Devonshire Regiment Officers 1855-1881
(Ryan fig.31)

 

“THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS”

The Lancashire Fusiliers Officers 1881-1901
(Ryan fig.186)

 

“THE LANCASHIRE” / “FUSILIERS”

The Lancashire Fusiliers Officers 1881-1901
Variation in the title, “THE LANCASHIRE” over “FUSILIERS”

 

“THE LANCASHIRE” / “FUSILIERS”

The Lancashire Fusiliers Volunteer Battalion 1881-1901

 

7th Lancashire Militia

Officers  silver 1859 hallmarked.

7th Lancashire Militia raised at Bury 1855.

Became 7th Royal Lancashire Militia in 1864.

Became 3rd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers 1881.

Re-designated  5th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers in 1898.

Ex. Hugh King collection and described as 24th (Rochdale) Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corp, however I have seen photographic evidence that members of the 7th Lancashire Militia actually wore this clasp.

(24th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps,  formed at Rochdale 24th February 1860, re-designated 12th in 1880 and became 2nd VB Lancashire Fusiliers in 1883.)

7th Lancashire Militia

Other Ranks, white metal.

 

The Devonshire Regiment

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The 11th (North Devonshire) Regiment
1881 The Devonshire Regiment

 

Letter Crest

“NORTH DEVON” / “REGIMENT”

Officers 1855-1881
(Ryan fig.18)

 

“NORTH DEVON” / “REGIMENT”

Officers 1855-1881
Variation with slightly more closely spaced letters in outer ring.
Small change in size of crown and style of ones.

 

OR’s centre pre 1871

 

“THE DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT”

Officers 1881-1901?
Different Castle, possibly Gaunt proto-type. Matching ends and 100% correct.

 

“THE DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT”
Officers 1881-1901 ?
(Ryan fig.175)

 

“THE DEVONSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

Officers 1881-1901 ?

Variation in title layout on the outer ring.

 

“SOUTH DEVON” / “MILITIA”

South Devon Militia Other Ranks.

Became 3rd Battalion Devonshire Regiment in 1881.

 

“FIRST DEVON” / “MILITIA”

First Devon Militia

Became 4th Battalion Devonshire Regiment in 1881.

 

“DEVONSHIRE REGt” / “4th VOL BATT”

  Devonshire Regiment 4th Volunteer Battalion