Britain WWI XXI 21st Lancers Regiment (Empress of India) Cap Badge by Gaunt

GREAT BRITAIN: 21st Lancers Regiment (Empress 
of India) Cap Badge.
Maker marked by J. R. Gaunt, London.
The 21st Lancers (Empress of India's) was raised 
in 1858 as the 3rd Bengal European Light Cavalry. 
It was designated as a hussar regiment in 1862 
and was titled the 21st Regiment of Hussars. 
In 1897 it was re-designated as a lancer regiment, 
becoming the 21st Lancers. In 1922 it was 
amalgamated with the 17th Lancers to form the 
17th/21st Lancers. 
The most famous engagement of the Regiment 
was the Battle of Omdurman during the Mahdist 
War in Sudan, where Winston Churchill (then an 
officer of the 4th Hussars), rode with the unit.
The Regiment won 4 Victoria Crosses during 
that Battle.
The cap badge is scarce given the fact that the 
Regiment was short lived and saw very limited 
action during WW1 as it mostly remained in 
India.

WW1 1914 - 1918

Item 100% original

Condition as on the photos

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