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Charles Dixon, was in B Company based at Inkerman Barracks, Nasirabad. There is a photograph taken at [[Landi Kotal]] Fort, NWF. He was also based at [[Mount Abu]] Sanitorium in May 1918<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/charlesgeorgedixon18961917/lest-we-forget-my-family-s-military-memorial/charles-dixon-1871-1918 Charles Dixon 1871- 1918]</ref> This was during the hot season when many troops were sent to [[Hill station|hill stations]].
==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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