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