United Kingdom, India. A Calcutta Presidency Volunteer Rifle Battalion Helmet Plate With King's Crown Newly Listed 436 Squadron was ordered to

436 Squadron was ordered to move its operations from Akyab Island in the Bay of Bengal down the coast to Ramree Island

number impressed "16932" on the reverse of the trophy of arms

but a functional external metal hinge

maker marked "M7/37" (Robert Klaas

then Captain in the 2nd Battalion

United Kingdom, India. A Calcutta Presidency Volunteer Rifle Battalion Helmet Plate With King's Crown Newly Listed 436 Squadron was ordered toIn silvered bronze, voided, unmarked, measuring 70. 3 mm (w) x 88. 3 mm (h), all four screwposts intact, the arm at 6 o'clock exhibiting a crack, contact marks overall, very fine. Footnote: The Calcutta and Presidency Battalion were an auxiliary regiment formerly known as the Calcutta Volunteer Rifles. The Presidency Battalion was amalgamated with the Calcutta Battalion, to become the Calcutta and Presidency Battalion, on July 23, 1926.