South Wales Borderers. Cap badge. A scarce 'British India' maker marked strike

The bi-metal badge with slider on reverse

The slider with India makers marks 'Chatur Bihari & Bros, Aligarh. U.P.'

Provenance: As-worn by 6087829 Private Leslie William Short, 6th Battalion South Wales Borderers, which Territorial Army battalion served in India & Burma theatre circa 1944-1945

In the group photograph image, illustrating this lot. Private Leslie William Short, is the bare-chested soldier standing on the left,. Note the SWB cap badge worn on centre of his slouch hat, also note that his NCO L/Cpl comrade and Indian Army soldier both wear the campaign ribands for the 1939-45 Star & Burma Star

A soft-copy image (described above) & included in one of the illustrative images, showing the soldier wearing the cap badge in Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies, 1945-46. will be forwarded by email attachment to the buyer

The item here offered for sale is only the cap badge - other items as illustrated are for provenance purpose only, and are not included in the sale. We will however send the buyer soft-copies of all images for their reference purposes

A very scarce British India made cap badge from WW2

Condition: VF

Code: 21438