Orders, Decorations and Medals

9th (East Norfolk) Regiment, an extremely fine and scarce officer’s 1878 pattern home service blue cloth helmet (pointed front peak) complete with gilt and silver helmet plate, this with silver centre, Britannia over ‘IX’, chin chain, spike etc., red leather sweat band, green skiver peak linings, retailed by ‘H. ANDREWS & SON, 57 Dean Street, Soho Square, London W’. Contained in its japanned metal carrying tin, this with brass plaque, ‘Capt. T. Farley 2/9th Regt.’, the helmet in near mint state overall, the tin with minor dents and scratching £700-900

Thomas Farley, Ensign 15 October 1861; Lieutenant 22 September 1865; Captain 21 July 1877; Major 7 January 1882. Served in the Jowaki Campaign 1877-78, Medal & Clasp, photostat details included.