Cap badge, The Madras Regiment, 1945-1950

Bi-metal badge with round shield, surmounted by a King's crown, on crossed, broad-bladed swords, with scroll below bearing the unit title, 'The Madras Regiment'.

The 3rd Madras Regiment was formed in 1922 from a number of Carnatic Infantry regiments that had all served in the Middle East during World War One (1914-1918) and the immediate post-war period. However, the regiment was disbanded in 1928 and reconstituted in 1941, with sixteen battalions raised during World War Two (1939-1945). In October 1945 the infantry regiments (except the Punjab Regiments) lost the number from their regimental designations. As a result, the 3rd Madras Regiment became the Madras Regiment. With the Partition of India in 1947, the regiment became part of the Indian Army.

From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.