Guest dg13 Posted 26 August , 2008 Share Posted 26 August , 2008 I read this thread with great interest. I recently found an Italian helmet (WW1) which has inscribed in it (in the liner) 9-21-1918 YPERS. It is a stensilled infantry helmet with 57th on it. Does anyone have any clue as to why it was picked up on the YPERS battlefield? dg13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_history_buff Posted 10 April Share Posted 10 April On 13/08/2008 at 10:17, Greenwoodman said: Just read the section on the Western Front in Villari's "War on the Italian Front". In Jan 1918, some 60,000 men were sent in Labour battalions for organising defensive works on the WF. Some of them were caught up in the March/April offensives, picked up abandoned arms and joined in. Most were C3 physical category. So, that would explain.... Remembered today Soldato Luigi BERTELLI 168 Bn. Italian Labour Corps. Italian Army who died 10/04/1918 ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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