Other ranks' cap badge, The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's), 1940 (c)
This badge depicts the China Dragon, a motif granted to the Berkshire Regiment's predecessor unit the 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot following its service in the First Opium War (1839-1842). The dragon sits above a scroll inscribed 'Royal Berkshire'.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1994-06-27-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1994-06-27-1