Button, 1st Perak Sikhs, 1885-1896

White metal button made by V and R Blakemore, Birmingham. Circular with a crown in the centre with unit title, 'Perak Sikhs', above and below.

The 1st Perak Sikhs were formed in 1885 from the paramilitary Perak Armed Police which recruited predominantly Sikhs and Pashtuns in the Malay state. The unit's commander was Commandant Robert Sandilands Frowd Walker (1850-1917). The 1st Battalion Perak Sikhs were involved in security and policing duties in Perak. The unit was used to quell civil unrest, suppress criminal activity and combat the violent feuding of Chinese secret societies. The 1st Perak Sikhs became the Malay State Guides in 1896.

From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.