King’s Shropshire Light Infantry Officer’s Helmet Plate. Navy Cloth Pair: British war and Victory

Pair: British war and Victory medal impressed to 248434 PTE J

He was killed in action on the Western Front on 26 July 1916

King was gassed

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An interesting pair to an extremely rare unit

King’s Shropshire Light Infantry Officer’s Helmet Plate. Navy Cloth Pair: British war and VictoryKings Shropshire Light Infantry Officers Helmet Plate. A good Victorian example with a gilt Victorian crowned star mounted with a Garter and laurel sprays bearing a silver regimental title scroll Kings Shropshire Lt Infy with a green enamel centre with a strung silver bugle with entwined initials KSLI below the bugle strings, the reverse with three lugs, enamel damage to the bottom right, very little gilding remaining, otherwise good condition $385