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Auction 74 12-13 Apr 2023
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British Guiana, World War I aftermath, "British Guiana Ex-Servicemen's Association", crowned lapel badge, silver and blue enamel, the armorial sailing ship, BESL [British Empire Service League] below and LEST WE FORGET, the 'stud' numbered "122", 29.5 x 22mm., Birmingham Hallmark 1927, maker J. G. Gaunt, good very fine and scarce
The British Empire Service League, now the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League (RCEL) was founded in 1921 by Field Marshals Earl Haig and Jan Smuts to link together the various ex-service organisations throughout the then Empire. The West India Regiment, comprising two battalions, was formed in 1888 out of the merged 1st and 2nd West India Regiments. The British West Indies Regiment was a unit of the British Army raised in 1915, and formed from volunteers from British colonies in the West Indies.
Estimate: 60 - 80 GBP
The British Empire Service League, now the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League (RCEL) was founded in 1921 by Field Marshals Earl Haig and Jan Smuts to link together the various ex-service organisations throughout the then Empire. The West India Regiment, comprising two battalions, was formed in 1888 out of the merged 1st and 2nd West India Regiments. The British West Indies Regiment was a unit of the British Army raised in 1915, and formed from volunteers from British colonies in the West Indies.
Estimate: 60 - 80 GBP