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Cap Badge - County of London (St.Pancras) Regiment
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- Cap Badge
- Material
- metal
- Storage Location
- map cabinet
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Collection
- Rodney Legion Cap Badge Collection
- Artifact Type
- Cap Badge
- Description
- This is a brass metal cap badge consisting of a eight pointed star within a wreath. Above is the king's crown.This is a brass metal cap badge consisting of a eight pointed star within a wreath. In the centre is "SOUTH AFRICA COUNTY OF LONDON ST. PANCREAS XIX 1900-02". Above is the king's crown. On reverse is slider clasp.
- Material
- metal
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Personal Symbols
- Accession Number
- 021.005.021
- Storage Location
- map cabinet
- Date Range
- c. 1914-1919
- Length
- 5.9
- Width
- 4.3
- Units
- cm
- Item History
- Donated by the Rodney Legion, Branch 525. From Rodney Legion Cap Badge Collection.
Rodney Legion disbanded 2021.
The 19th Battalion, London Regiment (St Pancras) was a Volunteer unit of the British Army in existence from 1860 to 1961 under various titles. A detachment served in the Second Boer War and two full battalions fought in World War I, receiving the surrender of Jerusalem and crossing the Jordan among other exploits.
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