Description: A smashing example of a small World War One Other Ranks Cap Badge for The Irish Guards The Irish Guards Regiment was formed in April 1900 by Queen Victoria to commemorate the Irish soldiers who fought in The Boer War on behalf of The British Empire. At the outbreak of World War One they were deployed to France in 1914 and took part in the Battles of Mons, Marne & Ypres. Additional Battalions were raised in 1915 and they fought at Loos. At The Battle of the Somme in 1916 they took heavy causalities and the following year of 1917 the Guards' fought at Ypres & Cambrai. In the final days of the Great War they were still fighting right up to The Hindenburg Line and by wars' end they had lost over 2.300 officer's & men including John Kipling, son of Rudyard Kipling In all the Irish Guards were awarded over 406 gallantry medals including 4 Victoria Crosses A very attractive O.R.'s cap badge, measuring approx 1.5" across with a lovely worn-back patina,and still with its original split-pin, this is a very good looking wee WW-I cap badge . Thanks for looking..!
Price: 35 GBP
Location: Winchester, Hampshire
End Time: 2023-12-08T11:45:18.000Z
Shipping Cost: 19.97 GBP
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 30 days
Return policy details: Alderney Vintage Collectibles offer a returns policy, subject to the normal rules of business etiquette & fair trading! Please contact us in the first instance by e-mail or 'phone if any subsequent problems arise after a successful purchase & delivery from us has been completed.
Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
Clothing Type: Helmets/ Hats
Mons: The Somme
The Western Front: Lord KItchener
Service: Army
Passchendale: Loos
Type: Cap Badge
Cambrai: Kipling
Ypres: Boer War
Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
Era: 1914-1945
Country/ Organization: Great Britain
Hindenburg Line: Kaiser
Theme: Militaria
Arras: Victoria Cross
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
