The Household Battalion - WW1 War Raised Unit - Reservists from The Household Cavalry, c.1916 - 1918

A large oval badge with a bronzed finish and with original slider to reverse. Circa 5.7cm tall.

Strictly not a cavalry regiment, The Household Battalion was raised as an infantry battalion in September 1916 from reservists of the Household Cavalry ( 1st and 2nd Life Guards and Royal Horse Guards ) and served on the Western Front as part of the 4th Division.

K&K, Vol 1, No 733 refers.

A7.5.

Code: 55282