{"product_id":"qvc-16th-the-queens-lancers-officers-button","title":"QVC 16th (The Queens) Lancers officers button.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLarge 25mm gilded brass button in excellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle simplified to the 16th (The Queen’s) Lancers in 1861\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eServed in the Second Boer War (1900–1901) and the First World War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAmalgamated with the 5th Royal Irish Lancers in 1922 to form the 16th\/5th Lancers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGiven the crown style (Queen Victoria’s crown) and “24mm large officers’ button” quality, this would date somewhere between 1861 and 1901 — likely mid-to-late Victorian given the 1861 title change fits with “16” numbering staying constant throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53693325312328,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/IMG-1702.heic?v=1786263045","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/qvc-16th-the-queens-lancers-officers-button","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}