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Uniform buttons

These buttons were found on the coast of New Zealand at Russell Bay on 3 October 1912. They are from the uniform of the 58th Regiment of Foot.

They were presented to the 2nd Battalion of the Northamptonshire Regiment by Captain J. A. Hope-Johnson of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.

1845-1847
Metal

The 58th Regiment of Foot under the command of Major Cyprian Bridge were stationed in New Zealand and became involved in the Maori Wars of 1845-1847, and spent a further eleven years in New Zealand after this campaign had ended. At the end of this posting many of the officers and soldiers chose to remain in New Zealand.

On display in the Military Galleries at Abington Park Museum