Royal Berkshire Regiment
Founded 25th December 1743 as Edward Trelawney's Regiment of Foot from eight independent companies raised in Jamaica and popularly known then as the Jamaica Volunteers.  Redesignated in 1816 as 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wale's) Regiment of Foot; in 1881 renamed 1st Btn, (Princess Charlotte of Wale's) Berkshire Regiment; "Royal" added in 1885.

Great Britain entered World War One on 12th August 1914.  The 1st Btn of the Royal Berkshire Regiment arrived in France/Flanders the very next day and served there throughout the Great War; posted to Mesopotamia (Iraq) 1919-1920; then North Persia (Iran) 1920-1921; served in India 1921-1925 in Waziristan during the uprising.  2nd Btn arrived France/Flanders Nov 1914 from India; served 1919-1922 Ireland through the troubles until Irish independence.  3rd - 6th Btns served in France/Flanders.  7th Btn sent from France in 1915 to Salonika, Greece to aid the Serbs and Greeks against the Ottoman Turks. Sent to the Caucasus 1919 to aid the White (Royalist) Russians against the Red (Bolshevik) Russians.  8th Btn arrived France/Flanders August 1915 and lost 24 of 25 officers and over half the Btn during the fighting at Loos 25th Sept 1915.

BAYONET: Pattern of 1907 manufactured in the US by REMINGTON 11-1915. Unsharpened. Small (2mm) edge gouge. Grips 90% perfect; minor dings. Finish worn on pommel. Overall VGC. No clearance hole in pommel. 

SCABBARD: REMINGTON tear-drop pattern button; both chape and locket retain 50-80% of original green paint and clear RE stamp. Mouth marked 689. Leather clearly stamped HGR 15 (Hepburn Gale & Ross 1915). Minor scuffing. Overall VGC. 

Pattern 1908 Webbing Equipment Belt Frog. FIRST VARIATION belt frog with brass rivets to reinforce the top corners of the top loop. (Later variation replaced the rivets with additional stitching.) Webbing clearly stamped BERKS. Regimentally marked belt frogs are exceptionally scarce.