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| This regimental badge was placed on a leather backing and attached in the middle of the breast collar of an officer's charger. It is gilt brass with a domed nickel silver centre. The crown is guelphic Victorian used from 1855 to 1901. The bit bosses were of a similar design. The skull and cross bones badge was adopted at the raising of the regiment in 1759. The first Colonel, John Hale was a friend of General James Wolfe who died at Quebec. Hale brought the despatches back to England and chose the deaths head emblem to commemorate Wolfe. We are grateful to Will Mathieson for providing us with the photo. |
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