16th (Bedfordshire ) Regiment of foot large 25mm button. fire service J stamped on rear with

J stamped on rear with London Assay office date of 1936

were still selling to National Servicemen in 1953

above the medal ribbons

Newfoundland was a dominion governed directly by the United Kingdom via the Commission of Government — so the British declaration of war automatically brought Newfoundland into a state of war with Germany

Rare locally made sand cars collar badge

16th (Bedfordshire ) Regiment of foot large 25mm button. fire service J stamped on rear withThe 16th Regiment of Foot: A Life Well Lived Few regiments of the British Army had such an eventful birth. In October 1688, William of Orange was about to set sail from the Netherlands to mount a coup against his father in law, King James II. James authorised the loyal Colonel Archibald Douglas to raise a new regiment in the counties around Reading. Once raised, however, the regiment refused Jamess orders to march to London and within three months had