by Chuck Biscuits Tue Feb 21, 2017 2:17 pm
Jonhno,was thinking maybe HQ Signal Corps..
Ypres,good for me to get some education on these flashes,thanks..any of the books that i have found so far havent really gone into much detail on the subject..and im sure it must be quite obvious that this whole computer thing is new to me so i never really used it for research until quite recently..im glad the R.C.A.S.C helmet has finally come to light.My assumption on it being armoured comes from a photo i saw of a tank with the same flash stenciled on the front (reversed colours to the service corps) with a numeral painted in white in the centre...
History on me finding these helmets...about 10yrs ago a friend of mine made contact through a mutual friend about a warehouse that was slated for demolition in downsview..it was being used for storage at one time..a deal was worked out and my friend had purchased 6 massive crates containing helmets,there was just over 4000 helmets total..he recruited me to give him a hand bringing them back to his place so we took my pickup down there and started the process of bringing them back to his place..we went through them in his garage after work,every night for about 3 weeks,for every 200-300 helmets we would find one with flash..so we put those ones aside and divided them up between us when we were done..some were nicer than others,the top few rows had water damage from a leaky roof and were quite rusty..the ones in the photos were the ones i picked,only one i cant seem to locate is the M.P,most of my stuff is currently in boxes,when it turns up i will post pics..anyways,the helmets were my payment for helping move and sort thru them,not a bad deal..
