Helmets Collection (page 5)

Mari Indus Railway Station, North West Frontier Province (then in British India, now in Pakistan), with soldiers and a GIP military train. Date: circa 1919

Catholic Mission, Abeokuta, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa. Date: circa 1904

Paratroopers of 2nd Parachute Regiment near Port Stanley
Photograph showing paratroopers of 2nd Parachute Regiment near Port Stanley following the ceasefire order, 14 Jun 1982. Note the new fibre helmets, with and without camouflage

Prince Farouk Street in Port Said, Egypt
Prince Farouk Street, a shopping street in Port Said in north-eastern Egypt. 1910s

Group photo, British officers, East Africa, WW1
Group photo, British officers, in East Africa during WW1. From left, front row: R E Herring, Dr Jewell and Major Sweeny, all of whom were awarded the MC. 1917

Gentlemen & lady on vintage motorcycle combination at roadsi
Two gentlemen & lady on vintage motorcycle combination

?The Territorial Army. Ready and waiting. ? poster
The Territorial Army. Ready and waiting.? 1987. Colour photolithograph recruiting poster, published by the Armed Forces Careers Office, CP(A) 516A, June 1987

Male and female police officers at an inspection parade
Police officers (including one woman) taking part in an inspection parade, Met Police, London. Date: circa early 1960s

Woman police officer with motorcycle, Hendon, London
Woman police officer under instruction on a motorcycle at Hendon, North London, May 1960. At this time, training courses were being run for WPCs in the use of a new type of lightweight motor scooter

Two police officers with motorcycles, London
Two police officers (one male, one female: Margaret Cheesley) with motorcycles, Epsom, Surrey. At this time, training courses were being run for WPCs in the use of a new type of lightweight motor

Woman police officer in air raid helmet, London, WW2
Portrait photo of a woman police officer wearing an air raid helmet in London during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

Group of six women police officers in London, WW2
Group of six women police officers, one of them a sergeant, wearing air raid helmets and carrying canvas bags in London during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

Two women police officers in London, WW2
Two women police officers on duty wearing air raid helmets on a London street during the Second World War. They are WPCs Ivy Baxter and Beatrice Gargrave (both joined June 1937). Date: 1940s

Headwear for naval, military and tropical 1937
A range of headwear for Royal Artillery Mess, Field service caps, Royal air force, cocked hats for all services, Regulation Naval cap, Regulation Wolseley helmet

WW1 / 1915 / GAS HELMETS
British soldier in anti-gas helmet - gas mask Date: 1915

Soldiers near the wire on the eastern front, Russia, WW1
Russian soldiers near the wire on the eastern front, Russia, during the First World War. On the left is the photographer Donald C Thompson (1885-1947). Date: circa 1917

Helmet with cape pieces by Marjory Tillotson, WW1 knitting
Pattern from a Baldwins knitting booklet during the First World War for a wool helmet with cape pieces to protect the neck and chest designed by the leading knitting expert

Knitted helmet, WW1 knitting, comforts for soldiers
Photograph and pattern written by Marjory Tillotson for Baldwins yarn manufacturers, to make a knitted helmet with cap pieces - one of numerous comforts for soldiers suggested during the First World

Northumberland Fusiliers resting at St. Eloi, WW1
Officers and men of the famous " Fighting Fifth" (the Northumberland Fusiliers) taken immediately after the battle at St. Eloi

Prince Alexander of Teck (1874-1957), later Earl of Athlone, brother of Queen Mary, who had recently been promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General on General Staff

First day of the Somme - fixing bayonets
The Lancashire Fusiliers in a trench seen fixing bayonets, ready for action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme (1 July 1916). 1916

Debris in abandoned German trench, WW1
Debris in an abandoned German trench on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

WW1 - Three Smart German Soldiers heading to the front at the start of the First World War (card sent in September, 1914). Date: 1914

George V pictured in erman uniform with Kaiser Wilhelm II
King George V pictured in German uniform alongside his cousin Kaiser Wilhelm II (in the uniform of the British Dragoon Guards!)in 1912

LCC-LFB Change from brass to cork fire helmets
A significant landmark when on 14 July 1934 the LFB started to replace its traditional brass helmet with a new compressed cork design. It would be four years before the changeover was completed

London Fire Engine Establishment fireman in uniform
Formed in 1833, the LFEE was Londons first properly organised fire brigade, having taken over from the various Insurance Company fire brigades around the capital

Combined Civil Defence exercise, WW2
Civil defence rescue workers carrying a casualty from the exercise site. A policewoman and a nurse are with the rescue team

Royal Wedding 1986 - Guards in procession
Guards in their famous bearskin helmets march in formation in the procession for the royal wedding between Prince Andrew, Duke of York

Police at a Tonypandy colliery, Glamorgan, South Wales
Numerous policemen (nicknamed Devonshires) on duty at a colliery engine house in the Tonypandy area of Glamorgan, South Wales, during the riots of 1910

Firing a large field gun
A group of soldiers firing a large field gun. There are several shells waiting to be fired in the right foreground

Soldiers in trench with fixed bayonets
A group of soldiers in a trench with fixed bayonets, during the First World War

Careless Talk Costs Lives - World War II poster
A poster instructing civilians to " Keep it under your hat" and not to gossip, in case vital information is inadvertently passed to the enemy

British Cavalry and Artillery Units during the Crimean War
Engraving showing officers of the 8th Hussars, 17th Lancers, Royal Horse Artillery, 5th Dragoon Guards, 4th Dragoon Guards, 1st Royal Dragoons and 11th Hussars in their dress uniforms

British machine gunners in gas helmets, WW1
British machine gunners wearing gas helmets, WW1. 1914-1918

Soldiers smoking and relaxing, WW1. 1914-1918

Studio photo, young man of Royal Fusiliers, WW1
Studio photo, a young man of the 4/1st City of London Regiment, Royal Fusiliers, seen here in uniform and pith helmet, November 1915. He is Albert Auerbach (1894-1918). 1915

Firemen and children with 1927 Dennis fire engine
Firemen, a policeman and two children with a 1927 Dennis fire engine. Some of the men are also wearing historic uniforms and helmets. Date: circa 1960s

Business As Usual revue by F. W. Mark and A. P. de Courville
Business As Usual revue by F. W. Mark and Albert P. de Courville (1887 - 1960). First produced at the London Hippodrome on the 16th November 1914

Stand Easy by H. M. Bateman
Guards wearing bearskin helmets rest their heads for a moment. Date: 1927

Divisional Guard (2nd Arm d [?] Div)
Photograph: Divisional Guard (2nd Arm d [?] Div). Shows a line of armed men wearing tin helmets, and carrying their kit. From a photograph album containing 328 photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred

Group photo, British sports team, Quetta, India
Group photo, British sports team, with officers and cup, Quetta, India (now in Pakistan). circa 1930

Communist China - shipbuilding yard workers and technicians with plan, working together to raise standards during the Cultural Revolution era. circa 1960s

Lt Col P W O Gorman, SMO, East Africa, WW1
Lt Col P W O Gorman SMO (right), in East Africa during WW1. 1917

Captain Alexander, 140 IFA, Lindi area, East Africa, WW1
Captain Alexander, 140 IFA (left), Lindi area, East Africa, during WW1. 1917

WW1 - Australian Troops who captured Pozieres shortly after midnight on Sunday, July 23rd, 1916 with a " splendidly dashing" advance through shrapnel and machine gun fire. Date: 1916

Advertisements in Princess Ida programme, Gilbert & Sullivan, Savoy Theatre, London. circa 1880s

Group photo, Royal Sussex Regiment football team with ball and two trophies (unknown location). Date: circa 1920

Melchizedek bringing forth bread and wine
Melchizedek, King of Salem, bringing forth bread and wine and blessing Abram (Abraham) - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 14.19. 1787

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