Helmet, Steel, Mk. I. First World War British Steel "Brodie" Helmet. Khaki cloth cover, marked "A.L. 72 129630". Liner absent, one piece of chinstrap in box. This helmet was worn by 129630 Private Arthur Lord of the 72nd Battalion. . A piece of shrapnel (item 1974.007.002), which left a dent in the Brodie helmet, resided for a time in Private Lord's neck, just missing the jugular vein. He was one of the first men of the 72nd Battalion CEF to be wounded in WW I. He was wounded on 31 October 1916 in the Regina Trench system on the Somme during a German bombardment. Arthur Lord's letter accompanying the donation reads: "Bullet + My Tin Hat Name - Arthur Lord Regimental No. 129630 Batt. 72nd Seaforth --- On the 31st October 1916 we were stationed in the Regina Trench on the Somme and at about 4 PM , raining and getting dark, the Germans sent over shrapnels and they hit me with this Shrapnel Bullet, but luckily for me, I was wearing my Tin Hat and the bullet hit same turning up the edge, before entering the right side by my Jugular vein. Sure saved my life (he underlined the previous 4 words) I was lucky once again, feeling sick from loss of blood and making my way back on foot to the Sunken Road over no mans (sic) land, as I passed lots of Dead Soldiers. From there I was put on a 4 Mule limber to the Bapaume Road and then by ambulance to Albert for injections, and at midnight 40 miles in another ambulance to Hospital where they took out the Bullet from my neck and that evening I was on my way on a Stretcher by Hospital Train to "Boulogne" Hospital and then in about 3 weeks over the channel to "Blighty." (signed) Arthur Lord 129630."