c1901-08 Montgomeryshire Imperial Yeomanry (MIY) Welsh Brass Cap Badge

Good scarce Montgomeryshire Imp Yeo, die-stamped brass dragon on scroll inscribed M.I.Y. Slider flattened but, still in place and otherwise, VGC.

The Montgomeryshire Yeomanry was a Welsh auxiliary unit of the British Army first formed in 1803. It served in home defence and for internal security, including deployments to deal with Chartist disturbances in the 1830s. It provided volunteers to the Imperial Yeomanry during the Second Boer War and formed three regiments for service during World War I. It was broken up and converted to infantry and artillery in 1920.

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