Basic Information

The basics

This badge is a badge for The West Riding Regiment. It is bi-metal and features a lion carrying a flag. The motto "Virtutis Fortuna Comes" is Latin for "Fortune Favours the Brave".

Item Condition

So you know what to expect

The badge is for the most part in good condition, especially on the front - which appears to be in fine condition other than some small spots of rust and/or marking which are mostly difficult to see. 

However the back has some more easily visible rusting and/or marking. Although this marking is not too intrusive. It also seems as though some previous repairs have been done to reattach a lug or slider on the back, only for it to be snapped off again. 

Otherwise, the badge is in good condition with age into consideration.

 

Item Date

Timeline origin

Approx. WWI. However this is just a rough estimate and I could be out by a decade or so either side. 

It is difficult to judge the exact date of this badge, although I have seen sources display very similar badges dating to the First World War.

 

Historical and Contextual Information

For your own interest

The regiment was formed in 1881 and is well known for having historical connections with predecessors led by the renowned British general Arthur Wellesley The Duke of Wellington - famed for his victory at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 against Napoleon.

This regiment is also the regiment in which Sir Captain Tom Moore served, who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2020 for his fundraising efforts.

The regiment fought in the Boer War, WWI, took part in the Irish War of Independence, WWII, The Korean War and, in more modern times, the Iraq War.

In 2006, the regiment was amalgamated with The Green Howards and The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire to form The Yorkshire Regiment.