Button, Military

Production date
1860s
 Description
A military button for a military tunic or jacket, from the 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot. The button is heavily rusted and has small amounts of dirt lodged around the edges of the badge. The obverse of the badge has " 65 " in embossed text, and on the reverse it states " ROGERS & CO / KING STREET / COVENT GARDEN / LONDON " engraved into the metal. The reverse also has a metal loop embedded into its surface for attaching the button to a tunic or jacket.
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Production date
1860s
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Classification
Personal Symbol/Personal Artifacts
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This well-worn badge hints at the multilayered history present at the site of the New Plymouth Prison on Marsland Hill. This button belonged to a member of the 65th Regiment, colloquially known as the "Royal Tigers" or the "Hickety Pips", named for the Maori pronunciation of 65th. The regiment were stationed at the barracks at Marsland Hill during 1860 and 1861. After the end of the Taranaki Wars, the old military hospital on the site was converted to become the New Plymouth Prison, and it was on the grounds of the prison that this button was uncovered.
Accession number
PA2013.008
Collection type
Social History
Material
Metal

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