Heavily pitted American helmet collected by Craftsman Francis William Penfold (3790124) who was a National Serviceman and was with the Royal Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and served with 102 Field Workshop from February 1968 to August 1968 Vietnam 1968. US M1 Helmet c1967. This Vietnam war era US M1 helmet was found in a village in 1999, near what was know as Phoenix Airfield, at Dak To, near Kon Tum, in the Central Highlands. The area in which the helmet was found was the scene for heavy engagements between US, South Vietnamese Army )ARVN) and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) units in late 1967.Olive green coloured metal US helmet. there are several holes in the helmet as well as rust.helmet, us army, raeme, craftsman francis william penfold, 3790124, australian national serviceman, royal corps of australian electrical and mechanical engineers., 102 field battery, m1 helmet, phoenix airfield, dak to, kon tum province, arvn, nva

Piece of cloth cut from a DAK (Deutches Afrika Korps) field cap with insignia. The insignia are a German eagle with swastika above a red? stripe above a brown, black, white and red roundel. The red? stripe is faded and could denote either the General Staff, Panzers or Artillery.piece of cloth with cap badge.

Jacqueline Dark and Andrew Dark, graduates of University of Ballarat, performed in Iolanthe for Ballarat Begonia Festival Association. Jacqueline is a distinguished opera singer performing principal roles nationally and internationally. Andrew is a patent attorney who also performs (Pirates of Penzance - Brisbane) and is an accomplished pianist.Newspaper clippingballarat begonia festival association, iolanthe, musical theatre, ballarat light opera company, jacqueline dark, andrew dak