While soldiers in battle have long worn headgear for protection, helmets issued during World War II were never meant to be ...

How it started After the 1857 revolt, the British reorganised local militia into volunteer forces, which saw action in overseas conflicts like the Second Boer War and World War I.

The video, called “Getting Dressed in World War I,” follows a British Army soldier of the Artists Rifles regiment as he dresses for a typical day of military duty.

Adrian Carton de Wiart first saw combat with the British Army during the Boer War in South Africa from 1899 to 1902. (Wikimedia Commons) Strong of mind and body -- he once ripped apart a deck of ...

Historians say there is nothing more indicative of how change has come to war than the American military helmet. At the Museum of Veterans and Military History, 53 N. Mt.

Object Details Physical Description United States Army Type M1917 protective steel helmet with leather lining and chin strap; olive drab sand finish; 95th Aero Squadron insignia painted on front.

Paddy never met his grandfather, William McGuinness, who joined the British army at the back end of the 19th century and travelled all over the world including in South Africa.

Faction: The British Army The First World War At the start of the 20th century the British Army was a small body of volunteer regulars. The Boer War had provoked British war minister Richard ...

He had been in the British Army since 1901 and was an experienced combat officer, having served with distinction in the Boer War in South Africa, in World War I and the Arab Revolt in Palestine.

Boer war commissionBRITISH ARMY'S FAILURES.; Evidence Before the Boer War Commission Published. Share full article Aug. 29, 1903 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context ...

Anyone – man, woman or child – who visits this show will be thinking about it a whole lot more. Legion: Life in the Roman Army is at the British Museum from February 1 to June 23 ...