Cap badge, other ranks, Coldstream Guards, 1910 (c)

Gilt metal badge. The Star of the Order of the Garter, an eight-pointed rayed faceted star, at the centre of which is a cross within a garter bearing the motto 'Honi soit qui mal y pense' (Shame on him who thinks evil of it).

Formed in 1650, the Coldstream Guards are the oldest continuously serving regiment of the regular British Army. As well as guarding the monarch and undertaking ceremonial duties, its soldiers have served as infantry in almost every major campaign fought by the Army.