NAM.1975-04-15-1

General Officer's helmet, 1938. Olive drab with rusticated finish on outside, made by Joseph Sankey & Sons Ltd, Bilston, 1938 Webbing strap complete, lining missing. Bears General Officer's badge of crossed baton and sword within wreath of ivy surmounted by crown, under crowned lion, finished in bronze. Mk I body and Mk II straps. Stencilled inside helmet: 'SS'. Stamped inside brim: 'JSS/57916 1/1938. Stamped on chinstrap mount: 'II/1938. Inscribed in pencil inside brim: 'TEMPLER' and 'G W R TEMPLER'. Associated with FM Sir G W R Templer, Army Staff, World War Two (1939-1945).

World War Two (1939-1945)