BRITISH PARA HELMET TO AN ARNHEM VETERAN !

Private Herbert Kean 1702168 wore this very helmet in to action in Arnhem 1944 later taken POW, the helmet was lost in the action, and later surfaced in a Dutch collection and was only then in 1994 was the helmet researched using the name and number that Herbert had written on the webbing straps but omitting the last digit from his service number for security reasons, the helmet was tracked by the collector in Holland by writing to the Parachute Regiment in the UK, the relatives of Herbert were then contacted and a letter that the veteran had written about his action in Arnhem was obtained photocopies of which are included along with the correspondence with the Parachute regiment, another photocopy also includes a photo of Herbert and 2 of his awards.
RESERVED WB

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