Military Badge

Cap badge, other ranks, Border Regiment, 1905-1951.Die-struck. An eight-pointed rayed and faceted star, the uppermost point of which is displaced by a monarchial crown. Upon the star, a frosted ball-tipped Maltese Cross superimposed upon a laurel wreath and having between the arms four lions passant gardant. Upon the arms of the cross, the following burnished battle honours. At the top: Pyrenees/ Nivella (sic)/ Nive/ Alma'. On the dexter: Albuhera/ Vittioria/ Lucknow'. On the sinister: Peninsula/ Sevastopol/ Inkerman/ Orthes'. At the base: Relief of/ Ladysmith/ South Africa/ 1899-1902'. In the centre of the cross, a frosted circlet bearing the burnished battle honour: Arroyo dos Molinos/ 1811'. Within the circlet a dragon passant facing dexter upon a red cloth ground, above which is the raised battle honour: China upon a frosted ground. The reverse bear a vertical flat gilding metal slider fitting.Part of a badge, plate and clasp collection.Associated with the Peninsular War (1808-1814), the Crimean War (1854-1856), the India Mutiny (1857-1859) and the Boer War (1899-1902)

1808 1811 1814 1854 1856 Albuhera Alma Arroyo Boer Burnished Circlet Clasp Dexter Displaced Faceted Fitting Frosted Gilding Honours Inkerman Ladysmith Lucknow Maltese Molinos Monarchial Mutiny Nive Passant Peninsular Pointed Pyrenees Ranks Rayed Sevastopol Sinister Slider Struck Superimposed Tipped Uppermost

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