…t Bates on the history of the military headdress. Based on their own extensive collections and research, plus contributions from many other collectors and historians from around the world, this book is a comprehensive and accessible reference work that will appeal to anyone with an interest in military uniforms.” Neville Brackenreg. Viceroy Books (http://viceroybooks.com.au) Reviews:…
…helmet was a later addition. A side profile of the helmet. Jon Maguire January 2019 Sources: The London Gazette AngloBoerWar.com https://prabook.com…
…he hasn’t put the book down since he opened the package.” Another review found here – https://hatchfive.wordpress.com/2015/07/29/the-wolseley-helmet-in-pictures-from-omdurman-to-el-alamein-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-757. The closing paragraph says “If you have an interest in the uniforms and headdress of the British Army I cannot recommend this book highly enough.“…
…rival in Egypt (see Figure 2) is just after the official adoption of the aluminium foil ‘drop liner’ in Wolseley helmets. Stuart’s book includes a detailed discussion of the ‘drop liner’; basically it was a cardboard dome, lined with aluminium foil and dropped into the helmet shell and held loosely in place by the sweatband, able to ‘float’ in the dome allowing air to circulate around it. It was supposed to reflect the sun’s heat and keep the head…
…perial War Museum, this version, which is a ridged framed (UNI 12390. URL: www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30100200). The museum catalog states: “Worn by Muzalim-l-Sani (2nd Lieutenant) Abedine Houchemi of the 2nd Turkish Infantry Regiment. The 2nd Infantry served on the Gallipoli Peninsula during the British landings, and later went to Syria where Houchemi deserted, surrendering himself to the Allies.” This sunhat appears to have been a po…
…ntre, 2011 Haythornthwaite, P.J., The Boer War, Uniforms Illustrated No.19 Perryman, John, Kit Muster, Uniforms of the Australian Navy, Sea Power Centre, 2011 http://www.1914-1918.net/63div.htm In conversation with the Curator of Artefacts the Royal Naval Museum Ibid. …
…ample of the helmet pattern used in Crete in 1897 in the Austrian Army Museum, Vienna (photo credit: C Dale www.GermanColonialUniforms.co.uk) Sun helmets were also apparently used during the 1913 Balkan Crisis, including peacekeepers that were sent to Albania. Austrian naval officers in Scutari in 1913 during the Balkan Wars. During World War I a variety of helmets were produced by P. & C. Habig, and these were issued to troops fighting alongside…