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Glengarry badge, 26th (The Cameronians) Regiment of Foot, c1874
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This Scottish infantry unit was raised in 1688. It served until the 1881 Army reforms, when it was merged into The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).
Cap badge, 10th (Prince of Wales’s Own Royal) Hussars, c1896
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Raised in 1715, this later became Britain's first ever hussar regiment. It served in many British Army campaigns until 1969, when it became part of The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own).
Glengarry badge, 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot, c1874
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Raised in 1689, this infantry regiment served in many campaigns until the 1881 Army reforms, when it was merged into The East Lancashire Regiment.
Other ranks' glengarry badge, 44th (East Essex) Regiment, c1874
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Raised in 1741, this unit served in several campaigns until the British Army reforms of 1881, when it was merged into The Essex Regiment.
Shako plate, 28th (The North Gloucestershire) Regiment, c1870
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This infantry unit was originally raised in 1694. It served in many British Army campaigns until 1881, when it became part of The Gloucestershire Regiment.
Cap badge, 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards, c1900
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This cavalry regiment was raised in 1688. It fought in many British Army campaigns until 1922, when it was merged into the 4th/7th Dragoon Guards.
Glengarry badge, 33rd (The Duke of Wellington’s) Regiment, c1874
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This infantry unit was formed in 1702. It served in many British Army campaigns until the 1881 reforms, when it merged with the 76th Regiment of Foot to form The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (West Riding) in 1881.
Cap badge, 16th (The Queen’s) Lancers, c1900
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This cavalry regiment was raised in 1759. It served in many British Army campaigns around the world until 1922, when it was merged into the 16th/5th Lancers.
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
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The Buffs was one of the first infantry regiments of the British Army, with origins dating back to the 16th century.
Other ranks' cap badge, The South Wales Borderers, c1900
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This British Army infantry unit was formed in 1689. It served for 280 years until 1969, when it was merged into The Royal Regiment of Wales.
Other ranks' cap badge, The Cheshire Regiment, c1914
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This British Army infantry unit was formed in 1689. It fought in many campaigns until 2007, when it became part of The Mercian Regiment.
Cap badge, other ranks’, The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons), c1902
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Formed in 1681, this cavalry unit was Scotland's senior regiment. Its long and distinguished service with the British Army continued until 1971, when it was merged into The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.