Toby,
Thanks for that. I'd missed that possability, which is shameful of me as I'm primarily a Victorian collector and have a large number of helmet plates available to check.
It would make sense to have the same colour backing on the 1898 pattern badge as previously worn to back the glengarry badge.
By the way, I think you'll find that the sphinx in the centre of the helmet plate and glengarry pre-dated the dragon, this of course while they were still the 24th Foot.
Kevin
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