Wwi British West Indies Regiment Cap Badge Hold with backing plate

with backing plate

Footnote: Henry Walmsley was born in Blackburn

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Infantry Badge - Bronze Grade - in zinc alloy

Wwi British West Indies Regiment Cap Badge Hold with backing plateWWI British West Indies Regiment Cap Badge Browning brass, maker marked "J. R. GAUNT LONDON" on the reverse, 37. 7 mm x 44. 5 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: In 1915 the British Army formed a second West Indies regiment from Caribbean volunteers who had made their way to Britain. Initially, these volunteers were drafted into a variety of units within the army, but in 1915 it was decided to group them together into a single regiment, named