Victorian Duke of Lancasters Own Yeomanry cavalry O/Rs Helmet Plate

This large brass plate dates from around 1870-1901 in brass with 3 good lugs to the rear. The unit is one of the oldestt Yeomanry units being originally raised in 1828






Standard of the Duke of Lancaster, the three royal lions and a three pointed label, denoting an heir to the throne.

Since 1399, the title Duke of Lancaster has been held by the reigning Sovereign

The title Duke of Lancaster continues to be used, even for a female monarch. At gatherings of Lancastrians within the County Palatine and worldwide, the toast is: “The Queen, Duke of Lancaster!”



The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry has its origins in the various troops of light horse raised in the eighteenth century in the county of Lancaster, the earliest of which was the Bolton Light Horse formed in 1798.2

In June 1828 the Lancashire Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry assembled and by special act, King William IV, granted the title Duke of Lancaster’s Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry in 1834, and the Sovereign, as the Duke of Lancaster, has traditionally been Colonel-in-Chief.3

The regiment sent mounted infantry for service in the Boer War as the Imperial Yeomanry, between 1900 and 1902.4

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