United States. A Home Front Civil Defence Air Raid Warden Helmet United Republic of 1919 - April 6

1919 - April 6

Notices regarding his wounding and death appeared in the Toronto Star

Sarah Thomson of Hamilton)

corrosion has rendered the specific campaign date on the obverse illegible

built in Trieste

United States. A Home Front Civil Defence Air Raid Warden Helmet United Republic of 1919 - April 6An example of a home front civil defense air raid warden helmet, constructed of magnetic metal that has been painted white, bearing the motif of the United States Official Home Front Civilian Defence Air Raid department, the motif consisting of a red and white diagonally striped triangle in a dark blue circular field, the underside of the helmet reveals a web liner constructed of canvas material (one of the strands torn) that is secured to the helmet