Button, Sibsagar Mounted Infantry, 1901-1947

White metal button with Imperial Crown over unit monogram, 'S.M.I'.

The Sibsagar Mounted Rifles was a volunteer corps based in Assam. Originally founded on 29 January 1884, it became the Sibsagar Mounted Infantry on 30 April 1886. The name reverted back to the Sibsagar Mounted Rifles on 15 February 1889 before being amalgamated into the Assam Valley Mounted Rifles on 6 November 1891.

From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.