c1881 - 1914 Gloucestershire Regiment Officer's Home Service Large Gilt Back Helmet Cap Badge

Lovely gilt Glosters 'Blue Cloth Helmet' large back badge Offr pattern. Missing a blade / prong attachment, otherwise, near VGC.

The Gloucester Regiment, commonly referred to as the Glosters, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 until 1994. It traced its origins to Colonel Gibson's Regiment of Foot, which was raised in 1694 and later became the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot. The regiment was formed by the merger of the 28th Regiment with the 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot. It inherited the unique distinction in the British Army of wearing a badge on the back of its headdress as well as the front, a tradition that originated with the 28th Regiment after it fought in two ranks back to back at the Battle of Alexandria in 1801.

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