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Old 21-01-18, 12:26 PM
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Default The Queen's Own Light Infantry

Will be grateful for some help to learn more of this particular unit. Much appreciated - thank you.
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Old 21-01-18, 12:30 PM
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Hello Blue Job, welcome to the Forum. Your account is active and open for posts.
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Old 21-01-18, 01:28 PM
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Will be grateful for some help to learn more of this particular unit. Much appreciated - thank you.
The QOLI are one of the Tower Hamlets Milita regiments. Your badge is an officers shako plate.
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Old 21-01-18, 11:46 PM
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The QOLI are one of the Tower Hamlets Milita regiments. Your badge is an officers shako plate.
And it is very very nice.

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Old 22-01-18, 04:05 PM
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Thanks Keith and Brian - thought that it was a Tower Hamlets unit but cannot find a reference to the badge in Wilkinson or on the 'net. Go well Alan
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Good evening Alan.

As already stated by Keith, it is a an Officer's Shako badge, 1856 - 1861 and I believe 1st Tower Hamlets Militia.

I have an other ranks badge to this unit:

2nd Royal Tower Hamlets Militia glengarry c1874 - 81.jpg

However, it is quite possible that my example is to the 2nd TH Militia.

If you Google "The Queen's Light Infantry Militia Tower Hamlets" and search on the images, you will find other examples of badges to this unit.

Hopefully I won't get into trouble copying the following picture; it shows your, (well maybe not your actual badge ) on the Shako.

Queens Light Infantry Militia Officers Shako 1896 - Copy.jpg

In 1881, they became the 5th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade.

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Old 22-01-18, 11:34 PM
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Note the six o clock star ray is shorter than the others, quite common on these officers plates and I beleive done as an economy measure when the shako changed slightly and the existing plates didn’t fit correctly.
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Much appreciated. Thank you. Go well Alan
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