VERY RARE AUTHENTIC WW2 NAMED GWR – GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY MKII STEEL 1940 BLITZ

A wonderful Opportunity to obtain a totally Authentic Original Rare Named WWII 1940 GWR -Great western Railway MKII early war time Steel Helmet with matching makers marks and dated. This fantastic example of a 1940 beginning of WWII Blitz steel helmet, this helmet is with its original factory stain brown finishing as correct. To The front of the helmet is painted with the 'GWR' in white and in fine condition, this is in the same design as upon their locomotives, for 'Great Western Railway' please see photos. The helmet is showing very minimal wear or rusting with about 95% of its original paint finish in situ. To the inside of the helmet is stamped to the rim 'F&L 1000' for the manufactures of Fisher and Ludlow and dated '1940'. The liner, which is in good original supple condition it is also Named to HAROLD SHELLEY also maybe an address, still resides inside with matching manufacture stamp of 'F&L' and dated 1939.Sprung sided webbing chin strap 1939 pattern example completes this rare helmet.
The condition -Minimal wear overall. A totally rare un tamped example and a hard helmet to find indeed. Please read below about – Great western Railway involvement during the beginning of WWII as this example is dated. Also, the photos of the evacuation do not come with the sale of the helmet and are for reference only.
Size 7 and ¼ Condition: the helmet is in great untampered condition, the chin strap on one side is still attached but the web has come away showing the spring only the other is fine, a rare helmet indeed.

The Great Western Railway During the Dunkirk evacuation
(Operation Dynamo) in May and June 1940, the Great Western Railway (GWR) played a vital dual role on both the sea and the tracks.
As part of the massive effort to rescue over 338,000 Allied troops stuck in Dunkirk, the GWR deployed its own fleet of passenger ships directly into the English Channel directly under enemy fire from the German Luftwaffe while simultaneously operating emergency trains across southern England.
The GWR contributed four of its high-speed turbine steamships-normally used for passenger crossings to the Channel Islands or Ireland—to brave the hazardous Channel waters:The Hospital Ships: Three GWR vessels-the St Andrew, St David, and St Julien-were converted into cross-Channel hospital ships. They made repeated, perilous journeys under heavy enemy fire to retrieve wounded soldiers directly from the beaches and harbour moles.The St Helier. This fourth GWR passenger ship operated as a troop transport during the evacuation. It successfully rescued and carried over 10,000 Allied soldiers back to England across several high-stakes journeys.

The Great Western Railway" Operation Pied Piper" involvement.
Operation Pied Piper officially launched on September 1,1939 (just before the outbreak of war), significant additional waves of evacuation occurred through 1940-most notably following the German invasion of France and the Low Countries in May–June 1940 and the start of the heavy The Blitz aerial bombing campaign by the German Luftwaffe in September 1940 the (GWR) operated under direct government control during World War II, serving as a vital transport lifeline by moving troops, evacuees, fuel, and munitions, Operation Pied Piper -Roughly 1.5 million people (mainly school-aged children, pregnant women, mothers with infants, and teachers) were moved within the first three days. What They Carried: Most children travelled by train, bus, or boat carrying only a small suitcase, a change of clothes, a gas mask, and an identification tag pinned to their coat. Billeting System: Evacuees arrived in country villages and were assigned or chosen by local host families. Troop & Freight Movements: Transported soldiers, military equipment, and essential South Wales coal to ports and bases despite heavy blackout restrictions and damaged tracks.
British government's mass evacuation plan during World War to move children and other vulnerable civilians from major cities and industrial targets to safer rural areas.
Troop & Freight Movements: Transported soldiers, military equipment, and essential South Wales coal to ports and bases despite heavy blackout restrictions and damaged tracks.