Original British WWII Wolseley Pattern Pith Sun Helmet With Royal Air Force Flash Ribbon Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia Company L on the left

Company L on the left

with a great lightly worn look

which may be the manufacture date

"I have some news for you about your boys

Ink stamped 100 x 170 on the pole hang border which is faded but legible and HELMOND (HOLLAND) on the other opposite side

Original British WWII Wolseley Pattern Pith Sun Helmet With Royal Air Force Flash Ribbon Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia Company L on the leftOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Wolseley pattern helmet is a distinctive British design developed and popularized in the late 19th and early 20th century. It was the official designation for the universal sun helmet worn by the British Army from 1899 to 1948 and described in the 1900 Dress Regulations as "the Wolseley pattern cork helmet". With its swept back brim it provided greater protection from the sun than the old Colonial pattern helmet,