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#1
04-02-17, 09:14 PM
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Not all soldiers died on the Somme
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Battle of the Somme. British prisoners on the road; Le Mesnil, August 1916. http://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/311/362/large_000000.jpg
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05-02-17, 07:41 AM
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What are these two men wearing on their heads? Mike
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05-02-17, 07:56 AM
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I have seen other photos of WW1 British soldiers with these things on their heads before. I was told that they are the liners from inside their steel helments.
I have no idea why they would wear them as hats though.
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05-02-17, 11:00 AM
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They would seem to be the helmet linings as you can see the rubber tube segments in the outside of the head band, there are 3 more in the centre of the picture.
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#5
05-02-17, 12:36 PM
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Quote:
Jo
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05-02-17, 03:44 PM
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Hi all
My father was a french artilleryman during the defense of Dunkirk during the operation "Dynamo" in May, June 1940. He was taken prisoner because there were no more boats to evacuate the last defenders. Despite orders, many French soldiers and English prisoners had abandoned their helmets and kept the liner to protect themselves from the sun. For them, war seemed lost and they did not care ...... They were prisoners .... There one of them on the photo Bonne fin de journée. Jean-Paul
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