National Army Museum

cap button, button

Accession Number

NAM.2003-03-173-1

Description

Cap button, Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars, sealed pattern, sealed 30 June 1952. Button depicts five petal flower surrounded by wreaths and ‘QUEENS OWN WORCESTERSHIRE HUSSARS’ and topped by a crown.

Units

Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (TA)

Dimensions

Diameter: 14 mm Text: 5 mm

Inscriptions

'BUTTON CAP QUEENS OWN WORCESTERSHIRE HUSSARS' Label (front): stamped ‘OBSOLETE’ / stamped ‘MASTER’ / ‘Buttons’ / ‘Queen’s Own Worcestershire Hussars’ / ‘Cap (G.M.)’ / ‘To Guide for Anodised Aluminium’ / ‘Cat. No. CA3168’ Label (back): ‘’1958 OCT 3 0’ Pattern label (front): ‘Buttons Cap G.M.’ / ‘Queen’s Own Worcestershire Hussars’ Pattern label (back): illegible signature ‘8/7/52’ / ‘PC Seif’ 10/7/52’ / ENCL/58 to 54/OFFRS/4051/ORD17)’ / ‘30/6/52’