Original U.S. WWI US Cavalry Saddlebag and Feed Bag Lot - 3 Items Rear Sight Assembly indicating that it was a

indicating that it was a size 56 liner for a size 64 shell

No doubt he was a British Officer who served in the Crimean War of 1854/1855 and on through the following Great Sepoy Rebellion of 1857/1859 but with minimal internet research we have not located him

while others were lost crossing an unreported British minefield

The flag looks to be made of nylon or rayon

Original U.S. WWI US Cavalry Saddlebag and Feed Bag Lot - 3 Items Rear Sight Assembly indicating that it was aOriginal Items: Only One Lot of 3 Available. The United States Cavalry, or U. S. Cavalry, was the designation of the mounted force of the United States Army by an act of Congress on 3 August 1861. This act converted the U. S. Army's two regiments of dragoons, one regiment of mounted riflemen, and two regiments of cavalry into one branch of service. The cavalry branch transitioned to the Armored Forces with tanks in 1940, but the term "cavalry", e. g.