A Bit more info..... that chaps name and number inside the helmet proves that he started out in the Devonshire Regiment and then transferred into the SLI within the same Brigade. So the "blue" rectangle painted over the Devons Yeo decals is the marking for the 12th (WSY) Btn SLI in France & Flanders 1918. 12SLI numbers start 295*** and blue being the Brigade colour. I would suggest that its only a rectangle on the helmet because the large 16DR decal on the helmet had to be covered.
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Gruffydd M-J
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"A Yeoman from the Stalwart Rural Cavalry"
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Last edited by GriffMJ; 28-01-19 at 10:12 AM.
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