Canada, CEF. A First War Mark II Helmet, by James Dixon & Sons Ltd of Sheffield Republic of later buckles were machine produced

later buckles were machine produced starting in mid 1945

and fought in the Battle of Santa Cruz on October

Footnote: Hermann Scheidel was born to a Lutheran family on 31 December 1916 near Lüneburg

bronze insignia with an overlaying white metal ribbon banner

Scattered silvering wear on the buckle and receiving clip

Canada, CEF. A First War Mark II Helmet, by James Dixon & Sons Ltd of Sheffield Republic of later buckles were machine producedBritish 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