South Wales Borderers (SWB) Small Officer Pattern Brass Shoulder Title Badge

S.W.B. Offr Patt on hexagonal lugs. VGC.

Based at Brecon from 1873, the regiment recruited from the border counties of Brecknockshire, Monmouthshire and Herefordshire. It was renamed to the South Wales Borderers in 1881 as a result the Childers Reforms. The regiment served in several major conflicts, including the American War of Independence, various conflicts in India, the Zulu War, Second Boer War, World War I and World War II. In 1969 the regiment was amalgamated with the Welch Regiment to form the Royal Regiment of Wales.

Code: 2261