National Army Museum

cap button, button

Accession Number

NAM.2003-03-165-1

Description

Cap button, Sussex Yeomanry (TA), sealed pattern, sealed 5 May 1952. Button depicts stylised shield containing 6 birds, topped by crown.

Units

Sussex Yeomanry (TA)

Dimensions

Diameter: 13 mm Text: 6 mm

Inscriptions

'BUTTON CAP SUSSEX YEOMANRY (TA)’ Label (front): stamped ‘MASTER’ / stamped ‘A.B. Arding’ / stamped ‘OBSOLETE’ / ‘Buttons’ / ‘Sussex Yeomanry (T.A)’ / ‘Cap’ / ‘To Guide for Anodised Aluminium’ / ‘Cat. No. CA3160 Label (back): ‘1958 OCT 3 0’ Pattern label (front): ‘Buttons GM. Cap’ / ‘Sussex Yeomanry (TA)’ Pattern label (back): illegible signature ‘14/5/59’ / ‘PC Seif’ ‘ 21/5/52’ / Encl.18 to 54/officers/4051 (ord.17) Director of Ordnance Services 5/5/52’