WW1 British BEF Royal Horse Guard RHG Collar Insignia Single

The WW1 British BEF Royal Horse Guard (RHG) Collar Insignia Single is an original military artifact from the First World War era. This insignia would have been worn on the uniform collar by a member of the Royal Horse Guards, a senior regiment in the British Army’s Household Cavalry. The badge features the regiment’s distinctive emblem, typically rendered in brass or bronze, designed to identify the wearer’s unit at a glance. Collar insignia played a functional role in the identification of rank and regiment, both within the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and to allied or opposing forces. This single collar badge reflects the design standards and construction methods of early twentieth-century British military insignia, showing details such as attachment lugs or clasps on the reverse. Items like this hold historical value as representations of the soldiers who served and the regimental traditions of the period.