Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Colonial & Dominion Buttons. A carded display of 52 items including an officer's small flat gilt coatee c. 1820 to the Jamaica Militia, large gilt tunics to the 2nd Regiment West Indies, 3rd and 4th West India Regiments, St. Helena Regiment, Uganda Protectorate (VRI), Uganda Protectorate (GRI), Roberts Horse, 5th CEF Battalion, Royal Malta Militia (QVC & KC). Other large size tunics include Australian Commonwealth Forces (EVIIR), Transjordan Frontier Force, Malayan Volunteer Infantry, Umvoti Mounted Rifles (KC), New Zealand Wellington Guard (QVC), Duke of Edinburgh's Own Volunteer Rifles, Natal Carabineers (KC), Rhodesia Forces, Canadian Air Force (pre Royal, white metal), RAF Hong Kong, Cadet Company, Military College Canada (QVC). Small white metal tunics, Trinidad Volunteers (QVC), New South Wales Police (QVC), North West Mounted Police (QVC). Large and small tunics to the 48th Highlanders of Canada accompanied by a letter to Lady Aldington 26 November 1964 from the Agent General for Ontario concerning the buttons and discussing the possibility of the Canadian Government securing a landau for the Opening of Parliament and Race Meetings, very good overall condition (52) £200-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Buttons and Militaria formed by the late Araminta, Lady Aldington.

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