King’s Shropshire Light Infantry Officer’s Helmet Plate. Navy Cloth EMB: Now as number 2487

EMB: Now as number 2487 with the 8th BN on the 16th July 1915

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

Khedive’s Star 1882

An interesting pair to an extremely rare unit

He returned to Australia in April 1919

King’s Shropshire Light Infantry Officer’s Helmet Plate. Navy Cloth EMB: Now as number 2487Kings 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