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Title:
Pouch badge, Calcutta Volunteer Lancers, 1872-1881
Object name(s):
pouch badge
Brief description:
Pouch badge, Calcutta Volunteer Lancers, 1872-1881. Brass badge with crossed lances and the unit monogram. Raised in 1872 the Calcutta Volunteer Lancers was the forerunner of the Calcutta Light Horse, an auxiliary unit forming part of the Indian Army Cavalry Reserve. The Calcutta Light Horse was disbanded in 1947 when India gained Independence. From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.
Collection:
National Army Museum
Associated concept:
Badges
Current location:
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object name:
pouch badge
Object number:
NAM. 2013-10-20-83-19
Right type:
National Army Museum Copyright

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/629986d2-ee02-317d-a296-bb64217f3557

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/629986d2-ee02-317d-a296-bb64217f3557, National Army Museum, CC BY-NC

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