Yeohelmetguy
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Hello All,
Shown below are three more dragoon helmets from my collection of British and Commonwealth regular army and yeomanry cavalry regimental helmets.
The first helmet is to the Princess Louise's (Canadian) Dragoon Guards. Shown is a 5th Princess Louise's Dragoon Guards 1871 Pattern Other Ranks Helmet. The regiment wore white horsehair plumes on their helmets while trumpeters and bandsmen wore white over red plumes. The 5th Princess Louise's Dragoon Guards took the brass/gilt dragoon helmet into wear in 1872. Princess Louise (18 March 1848-3 December 1939), Dutchess of Argyll was the sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She married John Campbell the Duke of Argyl and Marquess of Lorne on 21 March 1871. John Campbell served as the Governor General of Canada from 1878-1884.
The second helmet shown is Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) 1871 trooper's helmet circa 1907. Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) use raised at personal expense by Donald Alexander Smith, First Baron Strathcona and Royal Mount with an establishment of 500 all ranks and taken into British service in January 1900 for the purpose of serving in the Boer War. The regiment arrived in South Africa in April 1900 returning to Canada in March 1901 and disbanded. The regiment was re-raised in 1909 and re-designated Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) in 1911. The regiment has been on continuous service ever since serving all the major conflicts Canada participated in and is currently part of the 1st Canadian Mechanized Brigade. The regiment originally wore the 1871 pattern dragoon helmet in white/silver metal as stipulated in the 1903 Militia Orders and Regulations. By 1907 the helmet had changed to a brass/gilt helmet retaining the 1903 helmet plate. It is unclear exactly, but sometime in 1907 the pattern of the white metal helmet plate star was changed from a hobnailed pattern to a rayed star with the central device remaining unchanged. A white over red horsehair plume was worn on both the white metal and brass pattern helmets.
The third helmet is a Royal Canadian Dragoons 1871 pattern other ranks helmet as adopted in 1912. Prior to 1912 the Royal Canadian Dragoons wore a white foreign service pattern helmet with a simple spike without plume and a similar styled helmet plate.
I hope everyone finds this post helpful, interesting and entertaining and worthy of comment.
Best regards,
David
Shown below are three more dragoon helmets from my collection of British and Commonwealth regular army and yeomanry cavalry regimental helmets.
The first helmet is to the Princess Louise's (Canadian) Dragoon Guards. Shown is a 5th Princess Louise's Dragoon Guards 1871 Pattern Other Ranks Helmet. The regiment wore white horsehair plumes on their helmets while trumpeters and bandsmen wore white over red plumes. The 5th Princess Louise's Dragoon Guards took the brass/gilt dragoon helmet into wear in 1872. Princess Louise (18 March 1848-3 December 1939), Dutchess of Argyll was the sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She married John Campbell the Duke of Argyl and Marquess of Lorne on 21 March 1871. John Campbell served as the Governor General of Canada from 1878-1884.
The second helmet shown is Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) 1871 trooper's helmet circa 1907. Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) use raised at personal expense by Donald Alexander Smith, First Baron Strathcona and Royal Mount with an establishment of 500 all ranks and taken into British service in January 1900 for the purpose of serving in the Boer War. The regiment arrived in South Africa in April 1900 returning to Canada in March 1901 and disbanded. The regiment was re-raised in 1909 and re-designated Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) in 1911. The regiment has been on continuous service ever since serving all the major conflicts Canada participated in and is currently part of the 1st Canadian Mechanized Brigade. The regiment originally wore the 1871 pattern dragoon helmet in white/silver metal as stipulated in the 1903 Militia Orders and Regulations. By 1907 the helmet had changed to a brass/gilt helmet retaining the 1903 helmet plate. It is unclear exactly, but sometime in 1907 the pattern of the white metal helmet plate star was changed from a hobnailed pattern to a rayed star with the central device remaining unchanged. A white over red horsehair plume was worn on both the white metal and brass pattern helmets.
The third helmet is a Royal Canadian Dragoons 1871 pattern other ranks helmet as adopted in 1912. Prior to 1912 the Royal Canadian Dragoons wore a white foreign service pattern helmet with a simple spike without plume and a similar styled helmet plate.
I hope everyone finds this post helpful, interesting and entertaining and worthy of comment.
Best regards,
David
