ID’D WW1 BRITISH ARMY ARTILLERY BLUE CLOTH HOME SERVICE HELMET & CARRY CASE

Description

1918 dated 1878 pattern British Army officer’s blue cloth ‘Home Service’ helmet & case to Major S H Wright of the Royal Artillery.

Blue cloth felt covered cork bodied helmet with gilded brass fittings, very good, toned King’s Crown gilt brass R.A. helmet plate. Screw on ball fitting to the top of the helmet spike base, with rose side bosses & full chinstrap. Original leather sweatband, with green leather lining. Tailors tag shows date of purchase 7/18 to S. H. Wright. Very good condition overall. Helmet comes in its original black enamel tin carry case.

Major S. H. Wright was commissioned 23/7.1912 into the Royal Garrison Artillery, saw service on Staff, in March 1915 in the Asiatic Theatre (Tochi Valley & Derajat), thereafter Aegean Theatre, including Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey 31/1/1917 to 11/11/1918. He was M.I.D. 11/6/1918. Promoted Major 1927.