Hello everyone,
Here are 2 more helmets from my collection.
Here is a Victorian grey cloth helmet to the 1st Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps. This plate was used from when home service helmets were first issued to the unit in 1879 up until 1887 when the unit officially changed its name to 1st Volunteer battalion, Northamptonshire regiment. The manufacturer’s label reads “Cater & Co established 1776.” It is named on the inside to Fitzroy. More specifically, Henry James Fitzroy, the Earl of Euston, who served as a major in the corps, and then as its lieutenant colonel from 1882. He was the eldest son of the 7th Duke of Grafton, but died before his father and didn’t inherit the title. He was also the aide de camp to Edward VII during his coronation from 1901-1902, Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk, Deputy Lieutenant of Northamptonshire, and Justice of the Peace for Suffolk and for Northamptonshire. The helmet has the interesting feature of possessing metal trim along the rear peak. The only other helmet I have seen which shares this feature is a grey cloth helmet of the civil service rifles auctioned through Bosley’s.
Here is a picture of Lord Euston
This is an Edwardian helmet to the Suffolk Regiment and made by Hawkes & Co. It is named to L. C. Smith Esq. Lindsay Clive Smith was a lieutenant in the 4th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment from 1903-1908. In 1914 he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps as a lieutenant, and in 1915 was promoted to captain and sent to Egypt. After the war he transferred to the Royal Air Force Medical Service. The helmet is in good condition, the gilt has faded a bit and the cloth is damaged along the back peak. It has its original tin, but it has unfortunately been repainted in a dark grey.
Here are 2 more helmets from my collection.
Here is a Victorian grey cloth helmet to the 1st Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps. This plate was used from when home service helmets were first issued to the unit in 1879 up until 1887 when the unit officially changed its name to 1st Volunteer battalion, Northamptonshire regiment. The manufacturer’s label reads “Cater & Co established 1776.” It is named on the inside to Fitzroy. More specifically, Henry James Fitzroy, the Earl of Euston, who served as a major in the corps, and then as its lieutenant colonel from 1882. He was the eldest son of the 7th Duke of Grafton, but died before his father and didn’t inherit the title. He was also the aide de camp to Edward VII during his coronation from 1901-1902, Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk, Deputy Lieutenant of Northamptonshire, and Justice of the Peace for Suffolk and for Northamptonshire. The helmet has the interesting feature of possessing metal trim along the rear peak. The only other helmet I have seen which shares this feature is a grey cloth helmet of the civil service rifles auctioned through Bosley’s.
Here is a picture of Lord Euston
This is an Edwardian helmet to the Suffolk Regiment and made by Hawkes & Co. It is named to L. C. Smith Esq. Lindsay Clive Smith was a lieutenant in the 4th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment from 1903-1908. In 1914 he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps as a lieutenant, and in 1915 was promoted to captain and sent to Egypt. After the war he transferred to the Royal Air Force Medical Service. The helmet is in good condition, the gilt has faded a bit and the cloth is damaged along the back peak. It has its original tin, but it has unfortunately been repainted in a dark grey.
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