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G.D.Fairley (GS) re issue of, May 1916.
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R.E.Wilson (GS) Letter 17, 30.7.16.
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R.Archer-Houblon (GS) Vol.l, p79 - Had to force men to wear them.
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C.G.W.Joss (GS) Shrapnel proof helmets now frequently seen but not worn by staff and some officers. Letter 28, 8.1.16. All in one Canadian Regt. wore them.
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J.T.Gardiner (GS) Letter 10.7.16 re issue.
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W.A.D.Goodwin (GS) Letter 29 (17.5.16) "They are pea green soup colour and have 'dinky' khaki cover".
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S.C.Marriott (GS) Typescript of letters p144 (18.4.16) - we ... look like Chinese mandarins but ... they... have already
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T .G .Clayton-Nunn (GS) Diary 25.8.15. Saw one of the first French steel helmets.
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J.Collier (GS) Letter 1.6.16 "The steel helmets which we are now wearing seem to give one a feeling of safety".
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A.F.Townsend (GS) Letter 97, 28.4.16 Steel helmets to protect against shrapnel ... not against bombs.
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Category: Steel Helmets
A.H.Cabeldu (RFC) Letter 52, 1916. "Six hits on his helmet and the helmet was not even dented".
Category: Steel Helmets
C.J.Woosnam (GS) Diary 11.3.16 Read article describing French helment weighing 1 1/4 lb. and costing 3 1/2 d each. W.O. was loaned 50 to experiment with. Now 20% of men in trenches have "an ugly ... thing ... not a patch on the French model"
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