WW2 British County of London Yeomanry Sharpshooters Pugree Flash

The WW2 British County of London Yeomanry Sharpshooters Pugree Flash is a distinctive cloth insignia used during the Second World War. Designed to be worn on the pugree, the cotton band wrapped around the sun helmet, this flash identified members of the County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), a cavalry regiment of the British Army that served in both the Middle East and Northwest Europe during the conflict. The flash typically features a rectangular strip of colored felt or cloth, with the specific colors and pattern denoting the regiment. This example reflects the Sharpshooters’ unique regimental distinction when serving in theaters such as North Africa, Italy, and later in Western Europe. Pugree flashes served both as means of unit identification and as a source of regimental pride. Surviving examples provide insight into the dress regulations and unit organization of British armoured and yeomanry regiments deployed abroad during the Second World War.