Description
Victorian 65 (2nd Yorkshire North Riding) Regiment (Maori Wars) Button.
Known as the “Royal Tigers”.
They took part in many of the campaigns between 1846 and 1865.
The 65th regiment were the longest serving British unit in New Zealand, stationed here for nineteen years, and over 1300 soldiers took their discharge here. In October 1865, the regiment returned to England.
Condition as pictured.
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