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1998.131.017
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1998.131
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Badge, Cap
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Cap Badge - 5th London Rifle Brigade
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Cap Badge - 5th City of London London Regiment - "London Rifle Brigade"
Cap Badge - 5th (City of London) BatalionThe London Regiment - "London Rifle Brigade"
This badge was sold by Jim Purdy for $20.00 on e-Bay in the Spring/Summer of 2017. This badge was deemed irrelevant to the museum. The money was used to purchase relevant badges for the collection.
In 1908 the 5th (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) was formed. Three Battalions were formed the Great War. Battle Honours awarded to 5th (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade):
Ypres 1915, '17, St Julien, Frezenberg, Somme 1916, '18, Albert 1916, [Guillemont], [Ginchy], Flers-Courcelette, [Morval], Le Transloy, Arras 1917, '18, Scarpe 1917, '18, Bullecourt, Langemarck 1917, Menin Road, [Polygon Wood], [Passchendaele], Cambrai 1917, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, [Valenciennes], Sambre, France and Flanders 1914-18
In 1920 it was reformed as: 5th (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) 1922 Re-designated as: 5th City of London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade).

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