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A large cast and tooled solid brass regimental plaque of the XXXVI Sikhs Of two piece construction, measuring 229mm wide x 22mm tall, surmounted by a King’s Crown. Possibly a wall or vehicle plaque or even a regimental colours pole top finial, reasonable condition £50-£70 --- The origins of the 36th Sikhs can be traced back to 1887, when they were the 36th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry, composed of Jat Sikhs. In 1901, it became the 36th Sikh Infantry, and finally became the 36th Sikhs in 1903, after the Kitchener reforms of the Indian Army. The regiment fought at Samana, in 1897. On the outbreak of the Great War they were stationed as part of the Garrison of Tianjin in China and took part in the Siege of Tsingtao, alongside the 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers, and were sent to assist the Japanese in capturing Germany’s naval base at Tsingtao in China in 1914. After The Great War the 36th Sikhs became the 4th Battalion,11th Sikh Regiment.
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A large cast and tooled solid brass regimental plaque of the XXXVI Sikhs Of two piece construction, measuring 229mm wide x 22mm tall, surmounted by a King’s Crown. Possibly a wall or vehicle plaque or even a regimental colours pole top finial, reasonable condition £50-£70 --- The origins of the 36th Sikhs can be traced back to 1887, when they were the 36th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry, composed of Jat Sikhs. In 1901, it became the 36th Sikh Infantry, and finally became the 36th Sikhs in 1903, after the Kitchener reforms of the Indian Army. The regiment fought at Samana, in 1897. On the outbreak of the Great War they were stationed as part of the Garrison of Tianjin in China and took part in the Siege of Tsingtao, alongside the 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers, and were sent to assist the Japanese in capturing Germany’s naval base at Tsingtao in China in 1914. After The Great War the 36th Sikhs became the 4th Battalion,11th Sikh Regiment.
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