Victorian British Albert Pattern Duke of Lancaster\'s Yeomanry Cavalry Helmet With Queen\'s Crown Helmet Plate, Plume Holder With White Horse Hair Plume, Associated Framed WW1 & WW2 Medal Group To Private J Clarkson Duke of Lancaster\'s Yeomanry. Sn 21502 Antiques & Militaria

Victorian British Albert Pattern Duke of Lancaster's Yeomanry Cavalry Helmet With Queen's Crown Helmet Plate, Plume Holder With White Horse Hair Plume, Associated Framed WW1 & WW2 Medal Group To Private J Clarkson Duke of Lancaster's Yeomanry. Sn 21502 - 21502

The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry (DLOY) was a yeomanry unit of the British Army from 1798 to 1992. Originally raised as part-time cavalry for home defence and internal security, the regiment sent mounted infantry to serve in the Second Boer War. During World War I it carried out mounted duties in Egypt and Palestine and on the Western Front. By 1917 the reserve units at home had become cyclists and the regiment serving on the Western Front joined an infantry battalion, seeing action at the Battle of Passchendaele, against the German Spring Offensive and in the final Allied Hundred Days Offensive. At the beginning of World War II the regiment gave up its horses and formed two regiments of medium artillery, which served in the Middle East, Italy and North West Europe. Postwar it became an armoured unit. Today its lineage is maintained by B (Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry) Squadron, the Queen's Own Yeomanry. This an original Victorian British Albert Pattern Duke of Lancaster's Yeomanry Cavalry Helmet With Queen's Crown Helmet Plate, Plume Holder With White Horse Hair Plume. The brass helmet has its original nickel plated finish. It has the correct plume holder fitted with white horse hair plume & leather sweatband. It has Tudor rose boss devices to each side. It has its original Queen's Crown helmet plate. The helmet is approx UK size 7. The helmet is accompanied by a large period black & white photograph of the helmet. The card mounted photo has hand written name of the professional photographer /developer of the photo and developing method (illustrated). Also with the helmet is an associated 4 medal group mounted with bar for wear and set in a glazed frame. The medals consist of : WW1 British 1914-18 War medal, WW1 Victory medal, King George VI Territorial Efficiency Medal, the rims all engraved with the recipients details ‘Private J Clarkson Duke of Lancaster's Yeomanry Regiment 4293’ (the Territorial medal is number 400194) and WW2 1939-45 War Medal. All the medals have the correct ribbons. The medals are mounted on a bar with hinged pin for wear and set on a black felt card background within a glazed wood frame. The rear of the frame has a hinged plastic stand for desk or mantlepiece display. The frame has a removable back plate to allow the medals to be removed from the frame. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21502 (office table)

£875.00