BRITISH VICTORIAN PERIOD OFFICERS HOME SERVICE HELMET TO THE FIRST BATTALION SOUTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT
History
The South Lancashire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958. The 1st Battalion was in Ranikhet India, when the regiment was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881 as the Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) by the amalgamation of the 40th )the 2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot and the 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales Volunteers). It was deployed to Aden in 1884 and returned to the United Kingdom in 1886, where it remained until 1899. The 1st Battalion lost 41 men during the Battle of Spion Kop in February 1900, but then captured Green Hill at the Battle of Tugela Heights later that month during the Second Boer war. Following the end of the war in South Africa in 1902, the 1st battalion was sent to British India, where they replaced the 2nd battalion in Jubbulpore in Bengal.
Item Description
Nice Officers Grade helmet with white metal fittings for the First Battalion. Queen Victoria Crown to the original helmet plate. Very decorative helmet.