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The King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

May 16, 2017 by 0 Comments

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The 4th or King’s Own Royal Regiment of Foot
1881 The King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

 

 

   Letter Crests

“THE KING’S OWN” / “REGIMENT”

Early officers clasp, lacking the “Royal” and having an Arabic “4”.
Note also the apostrophe in “KING’S”

Worn 1855-1871 ?

 

“THE KINGS OWN” / “REGIMENT”

Believed to be 2nd Bn (or possibly a marriage between a 4th outer ring and a 4th West India Regiment centre), worn 1855-1865
No apostrophe in “KINGS”

 

 

“THE KINGS OWN” / “REGIMENT”

Worn 1855-1865.

No apostrophe in “KINGS”.

 

“THE KING’S OWN ROYAL” / “REGIMENT”

Officers post 1865
(Ryan fig.8)

 

“THE KING’S OWN ROYAL” / “REGIMENT”

Officers post 1865
Originally an Arabic “4”, but changed to “IV”.

 

“THE KINGS OWN ROYAL” / “REGIMENT”

Officers post 1865

No Apostrophe in “KINGS”.

 

 

“ROYAL LANCASTER REGt” / “THE KING’S OWN”

Officers 1881-1901

Variation in lion and a Gilt or Silver Rose.
(Ryan fig.165)

 

Variations of the above exists with a line under the “T” of “REGt”, just 2 dots and 2 dots and a line.

 

1st Royal Lancashire Militia, became 3rd Battalion The Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) in 1881.

 

 

“ROYAL LANCASHIRE” / “LIGHT INFANTRY”

Royal Lancashire Light Infantry Militia Officers.

Became the 4th Battalion The Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) in 1881.

 

“ROYAL LANCASTER REGt” / “1st VOLr BATTn”

1st Volunteer Battalion Royal Lancaster Regiment without the Lancaster Rose. Post 1881

A rare clasp, perhaps only worn for a few months, during the period May to July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, when the 10th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers became the 1st Volunteer Battalion Royal Lancaster Regiment and adopted their Lion without “4” below. They would then adopt the Lancaster Rose below the Lion as per the Regular Battalions.

 

“ROYAL LANCASTER REGt” / “1st VOLr BATTn”

1st Volunteer Battalion Royal Lancaster Regiment with the Lancaster Rose. Post 1881

 

“LANCASTER”

5th Admin Battalion Lancaster formed April 1861

Became 4th Battalion Kings Own in 1908.

 

 

“LANCASHIRE” / “RIFLE VOLUNTEERS”

10th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers

Became 1st Volunteer Battalion Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment in 1881.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

 

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The 3rd or East Kent, The Buffs Regiment of Foot
1881 The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

 

  Letter Crest

 

“EAST KENT . OR BUFFS”

East Kent or Buffs Regiment.

Worn till 1881
(Dress Regulations 1864 and 1874) (Ryan fig.7)

 

Other Ranks worn until 1871
EAST KENT REGIMENT over
THE BUFFS

 

“THE EAST KENT REGt / THE BUFFS”

The East Kent Regiment, the Buffs.

 Worn 1881 – 1901 (Ryan fig.164)

 

“THE EAST KENT REGt / 2nd VOLr BATTn”

The East Kent Regiment, 2nd Volunteer Battalion. (4th Admin Battalion prior to 1880).

Re-designated the 1st Volunteer Battalion East Kent Regiment in 1883.

 

“KENT RIFLE VOLUNTEERS” / “V.BATTn”

Kent Rifle Volunteers 5th Battalion

Transferred to the Buffs in 1881 as the 2nd Volunteer Battalion.

(Ex Hugh King Collection)

 

 

The Queen’s Royal (West Surrey) Regiment

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The 2nd or Queen’s Royal Regiment of Foot
1881 The Queen’s Royal (West Surrey) Regiment

Letter crests

 

“QUEENS ROYAL” / “REGIMENT”

The Queens Royal Regiment (as per dress regulations prior to 1881 but possibly only worn briefly (flag missing/damaged)

 

“PRISTINAE VIRTUTIS MEMOR”

“Mindful of former valour” worn until 1881
(Ryan fig.6)

 

“PRISTINAE VIRTUTIS MEMOR”

Pre 1881 variation of Lamb with front leg and pole of flag in air and head turned more.

 

 

“PRISTINAE VIRTUTIS MEMOR”

Worn 1881-1901
(Ryan fig.163)

“PRISTINAE VIRTUTIS MEMOR”

Volunteer Battalion 1881-1901

 

“SECOND ROYAL SURREY” / “MILITIA”

Second Royal Surrey Militia Officers.

Became 3rd Bn The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment) in 1881.

 

“2nd ROYAL SURREY” / “MILITIA”

Second Royal Surrey Militia Other Ranks.

Became 3rd Bn The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment) in 1881.

 

“2nd ROYAL SURREY” / “REGIMENT”

2nd Royal Surrey Regiment.

Silvered Other Ranks

Became 3rd Bn The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment) in 1881.

 

“WOTTON” / “14th SURREY RIFLES”

14th Surrey Rifles (Wotton) Officers.

Formed 1859, joined 2nd Admin Battalion 1860, disbanded 1877.

2nd Admin Bn went on to become 1st Volunteer Battalion Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment in 1883.

 

 

The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)

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The 1st, or the Royal Regiment 1871 The 1st, or The Royal Scot Regiment 1881 The Lothian Regiment (Royal Scots) 1882 The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)

Letter crest

 

The Royal Regiment worn prior to 1871 (Dress Regulations 1864) (Ryan fig.3)

Other Rank’s centres with different 1’s, Pre.1871

 

The Royal Scots Regiment worn post 1871 until 1894 when a Dirk Plate was adopted. (Dress Regulations 1883 1891) (Ryan fig,4)

 

“GOD IS OUR DEFENCE” / “E.R.V.”

Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers became 4th Volunteer Battalion Royal Scots in 1888.

 

The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert’s)

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The 13th (1st Somersetshire) Prince Albert’s Light Infantry

1881 The Prince Albert’s (Somerset) Light Infantry,

later re-titled  The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert’s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter crests, showing the use of 13 and XIII.

 

“PRINCE ALBERT’S” / “LT INFANTRY”

Rare early version of the 1855 clasp.

 

“PRINCE ALBERTS” / “LIGHT INFANTRY”

XIIIth Prince Albert’s Light Infantry. No apostrophe in “ALBERTS”.

Officers 1855, with Roman Numerals “XIII”.  (similar to Ryan Fig.21, but lacks the battle honour)

“PRINCE ALBERT’S” / “LIGHT INFANTRY”

13th Prince Albert’s Light Infantry

Officers Pre 1881, with Arabic Numerals “13” and the Battle honour “JELLALABAD”
(similar to Ryan Fig.21, but Arabic “13”)

“PRINCE ALBERTS LIGHT INFANTRY”

1855-1871 OR’s “Prince Albert’s Light Infantry”. No “THE” in title or apostrophe in “ALBERTS”.

 

“THE PRINCE ALBERT’S” / “LIGHT INFANTRY”

Other Ranks Buckle 1855-1871?

13 Arabic numerals and addition of “THE”.

 

“PRINCE ALBERTS” / “LIGHT INFANTRY”

Prince Albert’s Light Infantry

Probably only worn briefly post 1881, replaces the number “13”  with a Spinx and Egypt title, but retains the “Light Infantry” on the outer ring. No apostrophe in “ALBERTS”.

 

“THE PRINCE ALBERT’S”

The Prince Albert’s

Worn 1881-1901, the “Light Infantry” was dropped from the outer ring, the Centre Crown was reduced in size to allow a larger Spinx and Egypt title.
(Ryan fig.177)

 

“THE PRINCE ALBERT’S”

Volunteer Battalion.

 

“THE PRINCE ALBERT’S” / “1st VOLr BATTn”

1st Volunteer Battalion The Prince Albert’s.

 

“FIRST SOMERSET REGt”

First Somerset Regiment of Militia Officers,

became 3rd battalion Prince Albert’s Regiment in 1881.

 

 

“FIRST SOMERSET” / “REGIMENT”

First Somerset Regiment of Militia Other Ranks,

became 3rd battalion Prince Albert’s Regiment in 1881.

 

 

“1st BATTn SOMERSETSHIRE.R.V”

Other Ranks

1st Battalion Somersetshire Rifle Volunteers became 1st Volunteer Battalion Prince Albert’s Regiment.