Description
Physical description
A pair of anodised aluminium collar badges to soldiers of 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, each being an eight-point rayed star over the centre of which a castle of three turrets (Gibraltar) with depending below the central gateway a key, below which a downward scroll on which embossed ROYAL ANGLIAN. Star silver, remainder gold. Single lug to reverse of each. Captioned: "Collar Badges".
Physical description
Box 48. Mounting card captioned "The Royal Anglian Regiment 2nd Bn Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire & Northamptonshire, Other Ranks" with 6 items, one of which a pair (10632-10637). Evidence of removal of Small button. Reverse with a green sealing wax seal of an oval with MINISTRY OF DEFENCE / PATTERN ROOM with in the centre ARMY / OFFICERS.
History note
The Royal Anglian Regiment is (as of 2018) a Regular regiment of the British Army. It was created on 1st September 1964 from the battalions of the three Regiments of the East Anglian Brigade.
History note
The Regiment's constituent Battalions were "1st (Norfolk and Suffolk)", "2nd (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire)", "3rd (16th / 44th Foot)" and 4th (Leicestershire)", all "Battalions The Royal Anglian Regiment". Symbols from heritage regimental badges not represented in the new cap badge were initially accommodated primarily through collar badges. Thus 1st Battalion had the Britannia figure from the Royal Norfolk's seated in front of the Gibraltar castle, 2nd Battalion had The Royal Lincoln's cap badge Sphinx on a tablet marked Egypt with the battle honour TALAVERA on a scroll below, 3rd Battalion had the Beds. & Herts' Garter enclosing the Eagle previously worn as a collar badge by the Essex, and 4th Battalion had the Royal Tiger, but enclosed in a laurel wreath, from the cap badge of the Leicester Regiment. At some date, probably as early as 1968 when the Battalion heritage titles were dropped, the distinctive collars were discontinued and the same design, and size, as the cap badge adopted by all Battalions.
Embossed
ROYAL ANGLIAN