Shoulder belt plate, Captain John Lewes, 3rd (The East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs), 1855
Copper alloy rectangular plate with regimental badge, with dragon above the regimental number, '3', within a garter bearing the motto in Latin, 'Veteri Frondescit Honore' (Its Ancient Honour Flourishes) surmounted by a scroll bearing the motto, 'Peninsula', and a crown; white, rayed star with seven gilt brass rays bearing the Peninsular War battle honours, 'Douro', 'Talavera', 'Albuhera', 'Nivelle', 'Pyrenees', and 'Nive', and the Gwalior campaign honour, 'Punniar'.
From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2001-05-534-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2001-05-534-1