I never thought to check Eric Goetsche's book and it's there; from the formation of the 3rd MR on 1st July 1913, the blue, green, chocolate, grey helmet flash was worn with the numeral 3.
Blue for Natal, green for BMR, chocolate for NMR, grey for the arm of the service
regards, Iain
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Originally Posted by Arthur R
Helmet flashes were certainly worn in WW I, but they weren't standardised. The standard pattern for ACF units, with provincial colour (in this case, blue for Natal) at the top and branch colour (in this case, grey for mounted rifles) at the bottom, was introduced in 1923. It's possible that the NMR wore a patch of green over brown only before 1923, but that's a guess on my part.
I wonder if the regimental history, 'Rough but Ready', by E. Gutsche, throws any light on the subject. Unfortunately, i don't have a copy to hand to check.
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