Button, 3rd Madras Regiment, 1922-1928, and 1941-1945

Brass, medium-sized button by J R Gaunt and Son Limited, London, England, with the regimental number, '3', surmounted by a crown, encircled with the regimental title, 'Madras Regiment'.

The 3rd Madras Regiment was formed in 1922 as part of the reform of the Indian Army. It consisted of four regular battalions and a training battalion. By 1928 all of the battalions had been disbanded. The Regiment was raised again during World War Two (1939-1945), in 1941. The 4th Battalion saw action at Imphal in 1943 and Tamu in 1944. In 1945 the regiment was renamed the Madras Regiment.

From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.