sibfox Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) Hello, can you please help me to ID the badge on this british WWII helmet? Thank you! Edited October 17, 2023 by sibfox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Hello! A double-eagle doesn´t seem to be british... Are you sure the helmet is british? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 hello Gents, as a Welshman I recognise these… The Divisional shield insignia is… The 38th (Welsh) Division The double eagle badge was in ww2 1st King's Dragoon Guards From 1959.. 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards From the RAC site. “1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards began its formal existence on January 1st 1959, this being the day when the 1st King's Dragoon Guards was amalgamated with the 2nd Dragoon Guards, better known as the Queen's Bays. Thus ended the separate identities of two of the oldest and most distinguished regiments in the British Army.” From Wikipedia: In March 1896 Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria became Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment. At the same time the double-headed Austrian eagle became the cap-badge of the regiment, and it adopted Radetzky March as its regimental march. On the occasion of his Diamond Jubilee on 2 December 1908, the Emperor instituted the Inhaber-Jubiläums-Medaille für Ausländer(Commander's Jubilee Medal for Foreigners) to celebrate his 60 years on the throne. Some of the 40 golden, 635 silver and 2000 bronze medals were awarded to officers and private soldiers in the regiment. tony 🏴🇬🇧 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibfox Posted October 18, 2023 Author Share Posted October 18, 2023 Farkas, thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Great! That makes sense! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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