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War and Conflict

Fundraising Campaign by Helston and Kerrier Volunteers, 1939

Number	HESFM:1995.6506
Place	Market Place, Helston Cornwall United Kingdom
Date	1939
Keywords	Helston Market Place Armed Forces British Army War and Conflict World War Two
Photographer	Unknown
Copyright	© Helston Museum

A fundraising campaign at the Guildhall in Helston to raise £152,832 to equip a battalion of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (DCLI) in 1939. The campaign was carried out by the Helston and Kerrier Volunteers around the time of the outbreak of World War Two.