Canada, CEF. A Mark 2 Helmet named to Pte.McDonald R.C.R., Wounded at Lens 1917 Hold with a parachute and glider

with a parachute and glider wing

It is signed by Wehinger in blue ink

the interior retaining a fully intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label bearing a maker’s code of “A4/836”

he was ordered to the Eastern Front during the winter of 1915

he continued to make his presence known in the army well into the Second World War

Canada, CEF. A Mark 2 Helmet named to Pte.McDonald R.C.R., Wounded at Lens 1917 Hold with a parachute and gliderBritish made, in non magnetic steel, with greenish brown paint on the exterior and interior. The protective edge of the helmet in magnetic steel. It is stamped with the manufacturer's mark beside the steel batch number "145" on the underside of the helmet at the rear as well as the manufacture mark "FS". Inside, there is a steel framed cradle supporting a blackened canvas liner with underlying burlap support and leather backer, backed by a padded