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The 16th, Bedfordshire Regiment
1881 The Bedfordshire Regiment
Letter Crests
“BEDFORDSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”
Bedfordshire Regiment Officers 1855-1881
(Ryan fig.24)
“BEDFORDSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”
Bedfordshire Regiment Officers 1855-1881
Variation with smaller Crown and numbers, and lettering around the outer ring.
(Ryan fig.24)
“BEDFORDSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”
Bedfordshire Regiment Officers 1855-1881
Variation with smaller Crown and numbers, and lettering around the outer ring, and different separation “*” between “BEDFORDSHIRE” and “REGIMENT”.
16th Bedfordshire Regiment Other Ranks 1855-1871.
Hertfordshire Rifle Volunteers 1878-1881
Officer 1881-1900
(Ryan fig,180)
Lacks enamel to the rear of the stag.
“BEDFORDSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”
Bedfordshire Regiment Officer 1900-1901
(Ryan fig,180)
1900 Dress regulations call for the blue enamel background to the stag.
“BEDFORDSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”
Bedfordshire Regiment Officers waist belt clasp.
1st Volunteer Battalion, no enamel behind stag
“HERTFORDSHIRE” / “RIFLE VOLUNTEERS”
Officers 1st Hertfordshire Rifle Volunteers waist belt clasp.
Became 2nd (Hertfordshire) Volunteer Battalion of the Bedfordshire Regiment.
“BEDFORDSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”
Bedfordshire Regiment Officers waist belt clasp.
Volunteer Battalion, blued enameled background to the stag, possibly only worn very briefly 1901-1902?
“BEDFORDSHIRE REGIMENT” / “3rd VOLr BATTn”
3rd Volunteer Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment Officers waist belt clasp.
“BEDFORDSHIRE” / “LIGHT INFANTRY”
Bedfordshire Light Infantry Militia
Became 3rd Battalion (Militia) Bedfordshire Regiment in 1881
“HARTFORD” / “MILITIA”
Officers Silvered Ends/Circle, Gilt Centre.
Hertfordshire Militia
Became 4th Battalion (Militia) Bedfordshire Regiment in 1881
Another version of the above exists in with Gilt Ends.
“HARTS REGt” / “MILITIA” Other Ranks
Hertfordshire Militia
Became 4th Battalion (Militia) Bedfordshire Regiment in 1881
1st Hertfordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps: redesignated 1st (Hertfordshire) Volunteer Battalion in 1887
2nd Hertfordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps: redesignated 2nd (Hertfordshire) Volunteer Battalion in 1887
“BEDFORDSHIRE” / “RIFLES”
Bedforshire Rifles, became 3rd Volunteer Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment in 1887
“HUNTINGDON RIFLE VOLUNTEERS”
The first volunteer unit in Huntingdonshire was raised in Huntingdon in 1860 as the 1st Huntingdonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps. By June 1880, it had been reduced to J Company, 1st Cambridgeshire Rifle Volunteer Corps at St. Neots. J Company was disbanded in 1889.
On 4 December 1900, the 4th Volunteer Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment was raised with headquarters at Huntingdon and eight companies at Huntingdon, St. Ives, Fletton, and St. Neots. In April 1901, it was redesignated as the 4th (Huntingdonshire) Volunteer Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.[1]