United Kingdom. A Rifle Brigade Belt Plate In Sterling Silver, 1918 Auction Archive Beige wool stitched lettering on

Beige wool stitched lettering on a wool maroon base

‘This soldier was hit on the head by a piece of enemy shrapnel and instantly killed

retaking the Aleutian Islands from the Japanese

At the Great Exhibition (London) of 1851

with a shield bearing a cypher backed by crossed rifles below

United Kingdom. A Rifle Brigade Belt Plate In Sterling Silver, 1918 Auction Archive Beige wool stitched lettering onOf the highest quality for the period, in silver with a silver support plate, maker marked "B&P", hallmarked with the British lion, an anchor (made in Birmingham) and date marked "t" (1918) on the support plate, 75. 5 mm x 102. 2 mm, four screwposts with nuts and washers, extremely fine.