A Sierra Leone West African Regiment Cap Badge Auction Archive The torpedoes struck the ship

The torpedoes struck the ship near the foremost bulk-head of No

light wear and contact

with RZM paper label attached

Accompanied by a purple ribbon angled across a white satin field with cardboard backer

with recipients name hand engraved

A Sierra Leone West African Regiment Cap Badge Auction Archive The torpedoes struck the shipA Sierra Leone West African Regiment Cap Badge Great Britain: Bronze gilt, unmarked, 34. 5 mm x 44. 5 mm, intact slider, gilt wear evident on the obverse, better than very fine. Rare. Footnote: The West African Regiment was raised in 1889 at Sierra Leone in West Africa. The regiment served with great distinction at Sierra Leone 1898, Ashanti 1900, and in Duala in the Cameroons 1914 1916. It was disbanded on the August 1, 1928.