Church Lads Brigade CLB uniform belt buckle

A good original early issue die-cast gilded brass example, interlocking title circlet inscribed "The Church Lads Brigade" the lightly domed seeded centre bearing a lined Maltese Cross' with plain matching belt loops. Very good condition, minor service wear.
Height 53mm.
Width 82mm.

The Church Lads' Brigade was founded in 1891 in Fulham by Walter Mallock Gee, their motto being 'Fight the Good Fight'. In 1978 they amalgamated with the Church Girls' Brigade to become the Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade.