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==FIBIS resources==
*[[:Category:Essex Regiment images|Essex Regiment images]]
==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. Based on the regimental nickname the Purple Pompadours, the flash was a tall strip of purple material.<ref> Bates, Stuart. [http://gmic.co.uk/topic/8447-wolseley-pattern-foreign-service-helmet/?do=findComment&comment=172664 Wolseley Pattern Foreign Service Helmet] ''GMIC Forum'' 30 Apr 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2016.</ref>
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