Tin Helmet Collection

Fireman from The London Fire Brigade seen here at Camberwell, London, during a raid on the city on the 8th - 9th December 1940

The temporary grave of a German soldier in an orchard near Rauray as elements of the 49th Division push forward towards Tilly and Caen 29th June 1944

Firemen The London Fire Brigade, taking a well earned break with some sandwiches, during another call out during The Blitz of London

Firemen The London Fire Brigade, after successfully putting out a South East London fire during The Blitz of World War Two

A fireman from The London Fire Brigade. Name unknown. No actual date for this picture, but Mirrorpix will suggest 29th December 1940, which was the height of the Blitz on London

Firemen The London Fire Brigade. Checking their oxygen masks during the Blitz on London. World War Two.. No actual date for this picture, but Mirrorpix will suggest 29th December 1940

Wireless telegraph for the infantry. 12th March 1940 Infantryman with the BEF in France, equipped with portable wireless sets for radio telephony

A 25 Pounder shoot. 16th January 1940 Although the war in France still remains a stalemate, as far as the BEF is concerned

A Sten sub machine carbine, an all metal gun used in a similar way to the American Thompson sub machine gun, weighing only seven pounds and designed especially for parachute troops

King Albert of Belgium as commander of the Army Group Flanders Circa November 1918

Army Regiment. Royal Artillery April 1971 P035471

Army Training. Army motorcycle rider trains for invasion. November 1940 P014894

W. G. Dodge of the Wood Green Silver Prize Band plays Christmas Carols by moon light in
W.G. Dodge of the Wood Green Silver Prize Band plays Christmas Carols by moon light in shelter on Christmas Eve 24th December 1942

Air Raid Warden Percy Dale helping a victim of the London blitz. Circa October 1940

Women porters working in the left luggage office at Paddington station, during WWII
The Left Luggage Department at Paddington Station was, during the war, manned by female staff as can be seen in this image taken in 1943

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During World War II, women porters worked tirelessly in the left luggage office at Paddington station, their tin helmets serving as a symbol of strength and resilience. Meanwhile, brave firemen from The London Fire Brigade were seen in Camberwell, London donning their own tin helmets as they battled raging infernos caused by enemy bombings. In a poignant scene near Rauray, an orchard became the temporary resting place for a fallen German soldier. His tin helmet lay solemnly atop his grave, reminding us of the human cost of war. Amidst the chaos and destruction, even these courageous firefighters needed moments to recharge. They took well-earned breaks with sandwiches in hand, their trusty tin helmets placed beside them - constant companions during perilous times. After successfully extinguishing fires that ravaged South East London during the Blitz, The London Fire Brigade's heroes stood tall with sweat-soaked brows beneath their protective headgear. Their names may be unknown but their bravery will forever be etched in history. As bombs rained down on British soil during the Blitz, firemen diligently checked their oxygen masks under dimly lit skies. Their tin helmets provided some comfort amidst uncertainty and danger. In another corner of wartime Europe, infantrymen equipped themselves with wireless telegraphs to communicate vital information on March 12th 1940. A soldier wearing a tin helmet operated this crucial device while serving alongside the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). The deafening roar of artillery echoed across France as soldiers fired a 25 Pounder gun on January 16th 1940. With each blast shaking the ground beneath them and shells whistling through the air above them; these brave men relied on their trusty tin helmets for protection against flying debris. Far away from European battlefields but no less intense was Nigeria's civil war between Biafran soldiers and Nigerian army personnel.