Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part I)

Bombay Light Horse, a very fine and scarce officer’s silver plated die-stamped KC cap badge crowned star with the city arms in the centre and motto ‘Urbs Prima Indis’ in surround unit title on scroll at base, a similar badge in white metal KV but with bottom scroll Bombay Light Patrol, a brass s/title OTS/ MHOW a KC ‘GRI’ cap badge in brass, two KC white metal buttons Bombay Volunteer Rifles, two similar KC examples to the Assam Valley Light Horse, and two w/m s/titles SVLH (Surma Valley Light Horse). Alfridi Battalion two white metal buttons a castle over ‘Alfridi’, Nilgiri Volunteer rifles three QVC white metal buttons; Punjab Light Horse a good quality officer’s KC cap badge gilt star white w/m overlay; Great India & peninsula Railway Volunteers a pair of once blackened brass s/titles ‘GIPRV’ and a brass ID slip inscribed ‘WM Watson. GIPR’; Madras Regiment a single silver bullion corded shoulder strap with unit button and two further buttons, a pair of w/m s/titles ‘MRVR (madras Railway Rifle Vols?) and a small gilt sheet brass elephant badge, very good overall condition (25) £150-180