NickLangley Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 (edited) Yesterday the BBC reran a documentary about the sinking of the Graf Spee. Towards the end of the programme there was newsreel footage of the victory parade through the streets of London. What did catch my eye was what appears to be a Pc in the crowd who is wearing a white helmet. So does anyone have any any ideas? http://www.bbc.co.uk...he_River_Plate/ The shot is at 41.40 Edited November 7, 2011 by NickLangley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Sounded very interesting Nick - however, a message came up to say it could only be played in the UK. Perhaps you could snap a stills picture from the TV ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickLangley Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 Here is the chap in question. Definitely not a Royal Marine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Fascinating - the badge looks a little like a Southend on Sea shape ? I think this was put on just for the Parade - white helmets would not have been allowed during the War. I see there is a police tunic with buttons just behind him - he may have had a relative on board one of the ships ? What do other members think ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickLangley Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 This has got me flummoxed. One of the problems is another long shot appears to show men wearing white helmets but they could be Royal Marines in their dress uniforms. All the Met' constables, shown, are wearing steel helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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