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Old 29-12-23, 06:42 AM
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Can anyone please ID this sign on this WWI Brody helmet?
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Old 29-12-23, 11:11 AM
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16th (Irish) Division.
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Old 30-12-23, 05:32 AM
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Thanks very much.
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Depending on the shamrock colour it could also be Tyneside Irish
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Old 02-01-24, 05:26 PM
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Thanks, do you know what the different colours were?
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Old 03-01-24, 11:53 AM
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I can look it up for you
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Old 03-01-24, 03:50 PM
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Same colours as the shoulder shamrocks, 1st Tyneside Irish red, 2nd light blue, 3rd purple, 4th black?
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Looking at my photos of the IWM 1921 questionnaire returns I see the following

1st Bn RMF used a helmet marking that was “ shamrock painted green with white edging painted on front of helmet”

7th (S) Bn Royal Irish Regiment: “shamrock painted on the front of the helmet same size as worn on jacket (specimen attached) adopted Aug 1918. No covering on steel helmet”

I dont see any other reporting unit call out shamrocks as helmet markings. I dont have the dimensions or an image for the 7 R.Irish shamrock.

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Hi Alex,

Nice helmet, is it yours?
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