A Victorian Royal Highland Black Watch NCOs Glengarry badge; and eight other badges
A Victorian Royal Highland Regiment Black Watch NCO's Glengarry badge, white metal and brass, 7.4 x 6.1cms; Highland Light Infantry (Territorial Force) Officers shako and Glengarry badge, bi-coloured metal, by Anderson, Edinburgh, makers label verso, 5.3cms wide; four Highland Light Infantry badges, comprising: two First World War economy issue, one chromed but rubbed; a Rank and File shako and Glengarry badge on tartan patch; and a 5th/7th Battalion rank and file Glengarry badge; Highland Light Infantry Officers badge, cast bi-metal, 5.0cms high; Highland Light Infantry Officers shako and Glengarry badge, bi-coloured metal, by Anderson, Edinburgh, maker's label verso, 5.3cms wide; and Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry cap badge, belonging to Lt Col H.W. Niven, bimetal, circa 1914. (9)Provenance: A founder member of the PPCLI in 1914, Hugh Wilderspin Niven became a Canadian national hero for his selfless bravery as a young officer in France, for which he was awarded the Military Cross and Bar, the Distinguished Service Order, and multiple Mentions in Despatches. As Officer Commanding the 1st Bn PPCLI, Niven retired in 1935. In 1937 he and his family moved to the west end of Glasgow, where they met the Andersons; all the items here were given to Douglas Anderson by Hugh Niven’s younger son, Glen Niven (who flew spitfires for 602 Squadron in the Battle of Britain), a life-long friend until his death in 2008.
- The cost is converted to USD at the rate of 1 GBP = 1.2925 USD on 2024-10-31.
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2024-10-31
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