A First War Royal Flying Corps Cowl Helmet Auction 1914-15 Star (L-17453 DVR: D

1914-15 Star (L-17453 DVR: D

two Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (one has yellow lettering screen-printed on blue canvas

with pension stripes

which was raised in British Columbia and mobilized at Camp Valcartier

before returning to Canada

A First War Royal Flying Corps Cowl Helmet Auction 1914-15 Star (L-17453 DVR: DIn leather, with multiple broad arrow markings on interior, exhibiting mothing in addition to firm period wear, leather remains supple however has been stored flat for many years, as worn. Provenance; This set of goggles were worn and used by Canadian Royal Flying Corps Pilot Gerald Alfred Learn, who was shot down on June 24th 1918 while engaged with three German trip planes. Footnote: One of the earliest 'standard' types of helmet used by British