![](/themes/nam_theme/assets/img/namouflage--jagged--dark-purple.png)
Online Collection
« Prev - 1 of 1 results - Next »
Pouch belt plate, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, 1889-1901
Silver badge with a Guelphic Crown over a wreathed Maltese Cross with bugle horn, with the regimental title on scrolls below.
The unit was originally formed in 1872 as the Northern Bengal Volunteer Rifle Corps, drawing heavily on British tea planters for recruits. In 1889 the auxiliary unit was reorganised as the Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, with Darjeeling as its headquarters. The motto of the unit was 'Fideliter', meaning 'faithfully' or 'with reliance on God'.
From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2013-10-20-83-146
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum Sandhurst, Indian Army Memorial Room
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2013-10-20-83-146