P-14 Brass Disc

[gerard488]

Just wondering, What can be learned from this brass disc? It is on an old beat up rough shape p-14 that I bought today

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[Patrick Chadwick]

Singapore Volunteer Rifles ???

[the old gringo]

I think the SVR became the SVC in about 1904 I could be wrong but I think that is correct

[Patrick Chadwick]

You are correct, but it appears that SVR as a sub-division identification carried on somewhat longer, as shown here

http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/Cem...ery/1914-1918/

Search for Singapore and be surprised!

10 entries for Singapore Volunteer Rifles, 2 for ... Infantry, and 1 for ... Artillery

[Patrick Chadwick]

The evidence builds up. Take a look at this very official document, published in 1922 when the Singapore units were merged into the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force. Note that "one or more" companies of European volunteers were designated Volunteer Rifles, distinguishing them from the non-European Volunteer Infantry (and of course, the Artillery, Engineers and Ambulance companies) http://commonrepo.um.edu.my/504/1/GOV%201922_2.pdf

1922 is late enough to explain a P14 with an SVR disk. There is, of course, no guarantee that it is correct, and maybe someone has a better theory. The lack of alternative response up to now suggests not.

[Patrick Chadwick]

Note that "one or more" companies of European volunteers were designated Volunteer Rifles, distinguishing them from the non-European Volunteer Infantry

The entries in the Roll of Honour follow this discriminatory pattern. The European names are all "rifles", the non-European are "infantry".