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The 38th, or 1st Staffordshire Regiment
1881 The South Staffordshire Regiment
The 80th, or Staffordshire Volunteers’ Regiment
1881 2nd Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment
Letter Crests
“1st STAFFORDSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”
38th or 1st Staffordshire Regiment (Ryan fig.61)
38th or 1st Staffordshire Regiment Other Ranks.
(Photo courtesy of the Mike Simpkins collection.)
“STAFFORDSHIRE” / “VOLUNTEERS”
80th or Staffordshire Volunteers (Ryan fig.117)
A version of the above is recorded with a centre of a Crown over 80. (Ryan fig.116)
“STAFFORDSHIRE” / “VOLUNTEERS”
80th Staffordshire Volunteers (possible Repro)
Other Ranks Pre 1871.
“THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT”
Worn 1881-1901 (Ryan fig.205)
“THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT”
Worn 1881-1901
Slight variation of previous example.
“THE KING’S OWN FIRST STAFFORD” / “MILITIA”
The King’s Own First Stafford Militia, Officers, became 3rd & 4th Bn Staffordshire Regiment in 1881.
(Photo courtesy of the Mike Simpkins collection.)
“1st KINGS OWN STAFFORDSHIRE” / “MILITIA”
1st BAttalion Kings Own Staffordshire Militia,
Other Ranks, became 3rd & 4th Bn Staffordshire Regiment in 1881.
“STAFFORDSHIRE” / “RIFLE VOLUNTEERS”
Staffordshire Rifle Volunteers Other Ranks waist belt clasp.
The following 7 buckles are variations of Staffordshire Rifle Volunteers / Volunteer Battalions.
(Photos courtesy of the Mike Simpkins collection.)