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Joined March 2009

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Aug 17
IWM Curator James Taylor describes the effectiveness of the Brodie helmet in combat. Designed by John Leopold Brodie in 1915, the helmet resembled an inverted soup bowl. By the time of the Battle of the Somme, one million had been issued, reducing head injuries by 75%.
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Aug 14
Like Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, Sea Scouts were part of the larger Scouting Movement. This jumper was worn by a Sea Scout during the First World War who was awarded a badge - seen here just below the neck - for coastwatching. Image: IWM (UNI 12758)
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Aug 10
Churchill and Roosevelt filmed during a Sunday service on board HMS Prince of Wales, 10 August 1941. The footage was filmed during the Atlantic Conference, held in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, between 9 and 12 August. Film: IWM WPN 26
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Aug 7
HMS Dunraven in action on 8 August 1917, painted by Charles Pears. © The Royal Society of Marine Artists (Art.IWM ART 5130)
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Aug 6
This jumper - on display at IWM London's new, free exhibition, Childhood in War - belonged to a boy named Carl Lopes, an internee in Lunghwa Camp, established by the Japanese in Shanghai during the Second World War.