A First War Mark Ii 1St Battalion Canadian Helmet Auction they were a little different

they were a little different from their First World War predecessors

Second Class by Rothe

according to death notices

rejoining his unit on October 2nd

He joined the Royal Navy  in 1884 and received a series of promotions: Midshipman (1886)

A First War Mark Ii 1St Battalion Canadian Helmet Auction they were a little differentA First War Mark II 1st Battalion Canadian Helmet; British made, steel, non magnetic, in army green, red rectangle painted with a green cirle representative of the 1st Canadian Battalion. Inside, steel framed cradle supporting a blackened canvas liner with underlying burlap support and leather backer, stamped "HS 407" ("HS" indicating the manufacturer, Hadfield Limited of Sheffield (1916 1919); and "407" the steel batch number) on the underside of the