Helmet worn by Captain John Grant Malcolmson, VC, 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry, 1860 (c)

John Grant Malcolmson earned the Victoria Cross (VC) in 1857 for his actions at the Battle of Koosh-ab during the Persian War of 1856-57. During the battle, the 3rd Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry, in which Malcolmson was serving as a lieutenant, charged and broke a square of well-trained Persian infantry.

Malcolmson can be seen holding this helmet in a full-length portrait painted by Louis William Desanges.

From a collection of uniform and equipment associated with Captain John Grant Malcolmson.