26th Regiment Middlesex Light Infantry Helmet
Datec. 1885
DimensionsOverall: 26.7 x 16.5 x 27.9 cm
Credit LineGift of Josephine Buchanan, 1964
Object number1964.019.001
Label TextThis helmet belong to Captain James Buchanan, a member of the 26th Middlesex Battalion of Light Infantry in 1885. The unit began in September 1866 in London, as the 26th Middlesex Battalion of Infantry when several independant companies came together.
NameHelmet, Military
c. 1875
1940-1950s