~ The Lancashire Fusiliers Engraved Plate ~
The plate has the regiments badge at the centre, with the name in a scroll at the top & scrolls either side with the battle honours.
The Lancashire Fusiliers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that saw distinguished service through many centuries and wars, including the Second Boer War both the First World War and the Second World War, and had many different titles throughout its 280 years of existence. In 1968 the Regiment was amalgamated with the other regiments of the Fusilier Brigade – the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers and the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) – to form the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
~ Dimensions ~
The plate has a height of 2.6 inches (6.5 cm) & a width of 4.2 inches (10.7 cm). It weighs 75 g.
~ Condition ~
The plate is scratched from age/storage wear but remains in largely good condition.