Helmet, 'E.P.S. Information'

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Helmet, 'E.P.S. Information'

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Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This helmet was worn by a member of the Emergency Precautions Scheme (EPS) in New Zealand during World War II. Emergency Precautions Scheme The EPS was set up by the New Zealand government in 1935 to coordinate a national response to natural disasters or enemy attacks. It was mainly concerned with air raids, fires, poison-gas attacks, and earthquakes. The EPS was the forerunner of Civil Defence. Volunteers and conscripts The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941 prompted many ne...

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Image

Date created

1939-1945

Creator

Department of Labour. Immigration Division

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/55462

Related subjects

War / steel / leather / webbing / helmets / War work / New Zealand

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