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The 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot
1881 The King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
The 85th (Bucks Volunteers) King’s Light Infantry
1881 2nd Battalion, The King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
Letter Crests
“SHROPSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”, Centre CROWN over 53
(Ryan fig.86) Photo needed
“THE SHROPSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”
Other Rank’s Pre.1871
“THE SHROPSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”
Other Rank’s Pre.1871, Variation in style of “5”.
“THE KING’S LIGHT INFANTRY” / “REGIMENT”
Worn 1855-1881 (Ryan Fig.123)
“THE KING’S LIGHT INFANTRY” / “REGIMENT”
Worn 1855-1881, Variation in details of the bugle and numbers.
(Ryan Fig.123)
Another version is said to exist with the outer ring “AUCTO SPLENDORE RESURGO”, from the Gaunt collection, but may never have been worn. The centre is as fig.123
(Ryan fig.125)
“THE KING’S LIGHT INFANTRY”
85th Other Rank’s Pre.1881
“SHROPSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”
Worn briefly 1881-1882 (Ryan fig.222)
“THE KING’S LIGHT INFANTRY” / “REGIMENT”
(Ryan fig.223) Photo needed
“SHROPSHIRE” / “LIGHT INFANTRY”
Worn 1882-1901 (Ryan fig.224)
Example “THE SHROPSHIRE” / “REGIMENT” seen. Photo needed.
“SHROPSHIRE” / “MILITIA” Officers.
“SHROPSHIRE” / “RIFLE VOLUNTEERS” Other Ranks.
“1st BATt SHROPSHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS” Officers.
(Photo courtesy of Roy @ http://www.britishbadgeforum.com)
“1st SHROPSHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS” Other Ranks.
In 1888, the 1st and 2nd Shropshire Rifle Volunteers became 1st and 2nd Volunteer Battalions, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry.
Shropshire Rifle Volunteers Other Ranks.
“HEREFORDSHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS”
6th order of precedence in the Rifle Volunteers
“HEREFORDSHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS”
1881 it became the volunteer battalion of King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
“HEREFORD” / “MILITIA”
Hereford Militia.
1881 it became the 4th battalion of King’s Shropshire Light Infantry