Hey Dan,   Thank you for the links and screenshots of these documents! I cannot remember where I saw the company "E" but I'll keep an eye out on that. These papers are going to be very helpful for his information binder. The digging continues!   Thanks again for the help! Hayden

I had to look it up!

I know the Honolulu is special to you! I wanted to give it a Kastauffer worthy write up!

Appreciated folks! Thanks

Hello. Saw that on ebay as well. Nice that it is a Cairo retailed pith helmet. I though the name and way it was written was American and perhaps the badge was added. There was a William Owen Pelkey that was an American that served in the R.N.W.M.P. and there is a Canadian military attestation form for him on-line dated 1917. I did not find him in the London Gazette which might indicate he was not part of the British Armed Forces (British officers will typically be mentioned there). These "Bombay bowlers" were popular with American CBI officers as well and there were some that came through Cairo. You might try the American angle. He might have become an officer and served in the CBI theater with and American unit. I took the number as 0-483281. British officers didn't seem to write their service numbers in their uniform items very often in my experience and I collect British militaria. 

Very nice! Love the commendation text and document; missing his commendation with ribbon on his bar.   Kurt

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87656090   Here’s a start.

I like your panel line pin wash. BTW, what scale is this? 

Franc - Sorry for the slow reply, but as for the above post, I just saw this thread.   You 477 knife is an abberation - whether the 9 has worn down or been sanded/polished to look like a 7 or possibly the stamp broke and left a 9 that looks like a seven.  A clear picture of the stamp would help decide which.   Patent 1967477 was for a water gauge illumination device.