Pugri badge, 9th Jat Regiment, 1922-1947
White metal badge with regimental number in Roman numerals, 'IX', with scroll below bearing the unit name, 'Jat Regiment', surmounted by a King's Crown.
The pugri or pagri is a form of headdress.
The 9th Jats were formed in 1922 from the amalgamation of the 6th Jat Light Infantry, 119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment), 10th Jats, 18th Infantry and the 2nd Battalion, 6th Jat Light Infantry. The regiment was formed as part of a major reform of the Indian Army. The regiment saw action in the North Africa and the Far East during World War Two (1939-1945).
From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2013-10-20-35-104
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2013-10-20-35-104
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