King George V's War Museum

A collection displayed at Windsor Castle by George V following the First World War

JOHN LEOPOLD BRODIE (1873-1945)

Mark 1 steel helmet

1916-17

RCIN 68933

This protective steel helmet was worn by King George V on a visit to the Western Front. At other times he would have worn a Field Marshal’s green wool cap.


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