NAM.1968-03-27-1

Helmet plate, Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers, 1885 (c). White metal. Superimposed upon an eight-pointed, rayed star, a laurel wreath having superimposed at its base, a scroll bearing the title: CEYLON LIGHT INFANTRY. Within the wreath, a Garter bearing the Garter motto, in the centre of which is the Prince of Wales's plumes, coronet and motto upon a blue velvet ground. The whole surmounted by a monarchial crown.