National Army Museum

button, large, button

Accession Number

NAM.2003-03-166-1

Description

Large 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: 22 mm Text: 12 mm

Inscriptions

'BUTTON LARGE SUSSEX YEOMANRY (TA)' Label (front): stamped ‘MASTER’ / stamped ‘A.B. Arding’ / ‘superceded ey’ / stamped ‘OBSOLETE’ / ‘18654’ / ‘Buttons’ / ‘Sussex Yeomanry (T.A)’ / ‘Large D/S’ / ‘To Guide for Anodised Aluminium’ / ‘Cat. No. CA.3163’ Label (back): ‘958 OCT’ Pattern label (front): ‘Buttons GM Large. Dp Shank’ / ‘Sussex Yeomanry (TA) Pattern label (back): illegible signature ‘16/5/59’ / ‘PC Seif’ ‘ 21/5/52’ / ‘Encl.18 to 54/officers/4051 (ord17)’ ‘Director of Ordnance Services’ ‘5/5/52’