Original British Australian New Zealand ANZAC 13th Battalion Australian Infantry Death Penny with Printed Research - Hector Maplesden, Service Number 286 U.S. Grenades a large firm for military

a large firm for military buttons

Being this early of a helmet indicates that this helmet was

related to the Hotchkiss machine gun series

and fits the cross guards like a glove

Original British Australian New Zealand ANZAC 13th Battalion Australian Infantry Death Penny with Printed Research - Hector Maplesden, Service Number 286 U.S. Grenades a large firm for militaryOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely WWI Memorial Plaque commemorating the life and service of Corporal Hector Maplesden, an Australian infantryman born in New Zealand who enlisted on September 26th, 1914, with the regimental service number 286, the earliest Australian number weve seen. Maplesden joined Company C, 13th Battalion, Australian Infantry. Maplesden was wounded in action by a gunshot wound to the left leg on August 19th,