Simply because he did not replace it with a new plate, if it actually belonged to him in the first place, which was not unusual, although, twenty years down the line, the helmet had been withdrawn in 1914 anyway, I should imagine he liked it.
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Originally Posted by Fatherofthree
Greetings all.
The picture clearly shows an Officer of The Essex Regiment, sporting medal ribbons for a WW1 pair.
His helmet has a QVC plate.
Attachment 224818
Picture obviously taken 20 or so years after QVC was replaced by KC.
I love a "Why was that then".
Regards.
Brian |