Canada, CEF. A First War Mark II Helmet, by James Dixon & Sons Ltd of Sheffield Archive Olympic on June 8

Olympic on June 8

with a central raised depiction of a lion grappling with a dragon

Accompanied by his CEF For Service at the Front Badge (bronze and enamels

The book covers the period from the Crimean War through to the Falklands and Gulf Wars

(HJ-Feuerwehrschar Ärmelabzeichen)

Canada, CEF. A First War Mark II Helmet, by James Dixon & Sons Ltd of Sheffield Archive Olympic on June 8British made, in non magnetic steel, with greenish brown textured paint on the exterior and interior. The protective edge of the helmet in magnetic steel. It is stamped with the manufacturer's mark D A likely denoting James Dixon & Sons Ltd of Sheffield as the manufacturer and Edgar Allen & Co Ltd of Sheffield as the supplier to the army, with batch number 121, therefore dating this helmet to 1915 16, Inside, there is a leather framed cradle