helmet plate, helmet plate
Accession Number
NAM.1959-12-195-4
Description
Helmet plate, other ranks, 1st Invernes-shire Artillery Volunteers, Queen Victoria pattern, 1878-1890 White metal, die struck and pierced, 1890 (c) This design of helmet plate was introduced in 1878 for wear on the home service pattern helmet. The unit was re-titled the Highland Artillery Volunteers in 1890 and the design of the plate changed. The unit was disbanded in 1908 on the creation of the Territorial Force (TF).