WAR - West African Regiment Theatre Made Brass Shoulder Title, pre 1928

Locally / theatre made from brass sheet with two small loops to the reverse. In good condition. Worn only circa 1896 - 1928.

The West African Regiment ( WAR ) was based in Sierra Leone and raised by the War Office in 1896 to defend the port. It was separate from the West African Frontier Force which came under the control of the Colonial Office. It saw service in a number of local campaigns in WW1 and was disbanded in 1928.

Renfrew el al, Vol 1 No 342 refers (although this is not a cast version).

A192.8

Code: 56825