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Horse cheek boss, Bombay Body Guard, 1901-1947
Bi-metal boss with an elaborate monogram, 'BBG', surmounted by a crown.
Each of the three main presidencies, Bombay, Madras and Bengal had body guard regiments. The Governor's Body Guard of the Bombay Presidency was formed in 1865, drawing on men from the disbanded Southern Mahratta Horse. It was disbanded when India gained independence from Britain, in 1947.
From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2013-10-20-1-15
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2013-10-20-1-15