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==Regimental flash==
The flash, also known as a pagri (puggaree) badge, or Foreign Service Helmet badge, was generally affixed to the pagri on the sun helmet. Both RA The Royal Horse Artillery had a square red/blue flash divided diagonally (red to the front) and RE were with a grenade badge affixed, the Royal Field Artillery had a rectangular flash of equal bands of parts red and blue and /blue and red (i.eThe Royal Garrison Artillery had the same colours but in a diamond shape during the 2nd Boer War. reversed from right Red always to left) respectivelythe front.<ref>FROGSMILEStuart_Bates. [http://1914-1918www.invisionzonevictorianwars.com/forums/indexviewtopic.php?showtopicf=16429719&pt=1597197 Help needed ID-ing unit flash on pith helmet3267#p12850 Foreign Service Helmet Markings 84th Batt RA 1901] ''Great War Victorian Wars Forum'' 30 14 May 20112010. Retrieved 5 March 2016.</ref>
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