Lieutenant Leiper’s steel helmet
Thomson Leiper of Kilmarnock was a 2nd Lieutenant in
the King's Own Scottish Borderers, serving in France. In 1918
he was wounded in the arm and narrowly avoided a head wound from a
German bullet which penetrated his helmet. He spent some time
in the Dick Institute hospital.
The steel helmet was issued to British troops in Spring
1916. It was made of a single sheet of pressed steel,
with a leather liner and chin strap. It was copied for use by
the US Army.
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EAWWI134a, b, c, d, e, f, g
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East Ayrshire Council
