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Button, 9th Regiment of Bombay Infantry, pre-1901
Medium-sized, gilt button by Jennens and Company, London, with regimental number in Roman numerals, 'IX', within a garter bearing the battle honour, 'Seringapatam', surmounted by an Imperial Crown.
The 9th Bombay Infantry had its origin in the creation of the 5th Battalion, Bombay Sepoys in 1768. The unit became the 2nd Battalion, 1st Bombay Native Infantry in 1796. The unit served in the Mysore Wars and gained the battle honours, 'Mysore' and 'Seringapatam'. The regiment was renamed the 9th Bombay Native Infantry in 1824 and went on to fight in the 2nd Sikh War (1848-1849) and the 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880). The term 'Native' was dropped from the regiment's title in 1885. In 1903, as part of the reform of the Indian Army, the regiment was renumbered the 109th Infantry. In 1922 the unit was amalgamated and became the 4th Battalion 4th Bombay Grenadiers. It was disbanded in 1930.
From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2013-10-20-30-103
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2013-10-20-30-103