Canada, CEF. A First War Mark II Helmet, by James Dixon & Sons Ltd of Sheffield Republic of Footnote: Hermann Scheidel was born

Footnote: Hermann Scheidel was born to a Lutheran family on 31 December 1916 near Lüneburg

and fought in the Battle of Santa Cruz on October

indicating that the trophy was issued to Unteroffizier Werner Reinicke for exceptional performance at the Air War School Klotzsche

bronze insignia with an overlaying white metal ribbon banner

The Battalion went into the engagement with an approximate strength of 28 officers and 774 regulars

Canada, CEF. A First War Mark II Helmet, by James Dixon & Sons Ltd of Sheffield Republic of Footnote: Hermann Scheidel was bornBritish made, in non magnetic steel, with greenish brown textured paint on the exterior and interior. The protective edge of the helmet in magnetic steel. It is stamped with the manufacturer's mark D A likely denoting James Dixon & Sons Ltd of Sheffield as the manufacturer and Edgar Allen & Co Ltd of Sheffield as the supplier to the army, with batch number 121, therefore dating this helmet to 1915 16, Inside, there is a leather framed cradle