WOLSELEY PATTERN HELMETS.

Wolseley pattern pith helmets were introduced for officers in the late 1890s and was standard tropical issue for all ranks by WW1 and passed out of service during WW11. Made from cork and covered in Kharki drill material with a leather sweat band and chin strap. The officers version also has a leather brim.

Wolseley pattern other ranks helmet dated 1942.

Wolseley pattern Royal Marines bandsman helmet still in use today.Also shown in Naval helmets.

Khaki Solar Pith Hat commonly known as the Bombay Bowler. In 1938 the Commander-in-Chief India dictated that the Cawnpore Tent Club helmet along with the Wolseley were to be phased out And replaced with the Khaki Solar Pith Hat. This pith helmet is a lightweight helmet made of Shola pith, with a Cloth cover and designed to shade and insulate the wearer’s head from the sun in India and other tropical and subtropical British colonies until the late 1960s. The Formation badge is the Allied Forces South East Asia/ Far East Land Forces.

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