THEY ARE AUSTRALIAN “DIGGERS.”—Men of the 1st Australian Armoured Regiment on parade for the Coral Sea Battle commemorative march in Melbourne last week. They are wearing United States-style combat helmets which have replaced the familiar “tin hats” worn by soldiers of the British and Commonwealth armies in two world wars. The new helmet is in two pieces—a steel shell and an inner section of fibre glass. When the inner section is removed, the outer shell may be used for carrying water, washing clothes, or as an emergency saucepan-plate.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29513, 15 May 1961, Page 15
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88THEY ARE AUSTRALIAN “DIGGERS.”—Men of the 1st Australian Armoured Regiment on parade for the Coral Sea Battle commemorative march in Melbourne last week. They are wearing United States-style combat helmets which have replaced the familiar “tin hats” worn by soldiers of the British and Commonwealth armies in two world wars. The new helmet is in two pieces—a steel shell and an inner section of fibre glass. When the inner section is removed, the outer shell may be used for carrying water, washing clothes, or as an emergency saucepan-plate. Press, Volume C, Issue 29513, 15 May 1961, Page 15
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