The helmet plate is made of white metal and is an 8 pointed star with a laurel wreath and circlet surmounted by an Imperial Crown that displaces the top point of the star.
The circlet has the words ‘2nd Volr Battn York and Lancaster’. In the middle of the circlet is fixed a Union Rose with a gilt centre.
On the bottom of the wreath is a scroll inscribed ‘South Africa 1900-1902’.