Shoulder belt plate, 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse, 1901-1922

Bi-metal badge in the form of the unit monogram, 'PLC', within a wreath, surmounted by a King's Crown.

The origin of the 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse goes back to 1817 and the raising of an auxiliary horse unit for the East India Company's Bombay Presidency army which became the Poona Auxiliary Horse in 1818. It was renamed the Poona Irregular Horse in 1847 and became the Poona Horse in 1862. The unit became the 4th Bombay Cavalry (Poona Horse) in 1885 and the 4th (Prince Albert Victor's Own) Bombay Cavalry (Poona Horse) in 1890. In the 1903 reform of the Indian Army the unit was re-numbered as the 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse.

From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.