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Title:
White Wolseley helmet belonging to Colonel G E Wylly VC, CB, DSO, Army Staff, India, 1914 (c)
Object name(s):
helmet, Wolseley
Brief description:
White Wolseley helmet belonging to Colonel G E Wylly VC, CB, DSO, Army Staff, India, 1914 (c). The Wolseley helmet was named after the Army Chief of Staff during the late Victorian era, Sir Garnet Wolseley. It consisted of cloth over cork or pith (often from the sola plant). Helmets of this style continued to be used by the military until the 1940s.
Collection:
National Army Museum
Associated concept:
Uniforms
Current location:
National Army Museum, Global Role gallery
Object name:
helmet, Wolseley
Object number:
NAM. 1962-12-41-5
Right type:
National Army Museum Copyright

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/4d4e53c4-ca71-3f6c-9dc2-c3582cb7cdbb

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/4d4e53c4-ca71-3f6c-9dc2-c3582cb7cdbb, National Army Museum, CC BY-NC

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