British Indian Army - 17th Dogra Regiment Other Ranks Cast Brass Cap Badge - Maker marked

A theatre cast brass badge, with the regimental number, '17', above a scroll bearing the title, 'Dogras', surmounted by a King's Crown. Two original integral fixing loops. Circa 31mm tall. A maker's name to reverse of scroll, parly obliterated by bottom fixing, but looks like 'D. C. & Son". Worn circa 1922-1950.

The 17th Dogra Regiment and its predecessor units were recruited entirely of Dogra Rajputs - high caste Hindus descended from the original Aryan invaders of India. They inhabited the foothills of the Himalayas between the Jhelum and Sutlej rivers in the Punjab. They had a long tradition of soldiering and fought for the British from the 1860s onwards. This included service in Malaya and Burma during World War Two. In 1947 the Dogra Regiment was allocated to India after independence and partition.

NAM. 2013-10-20-43-91 refers.

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