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British WW1. Known as khaki Service Dress, the uniform consisted of a serge tunic with brass buttons, baggy breeches of the same coarse material, peaked cap, webbing or leather belt, and hobnailed black leather ankle boots, worn with puttees. True to the spirit of the British army, there was plenty of spit and polish demanded by the new uniform. The cap badge, collar badges, tunic buttons and brass fittings of the webbing belt all demanded the regular application of metal polish. The belt also needed to be regularly cleaned and blancoed. |
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British Army in WW2 had such a huge range of Units and Theatres of
operations that they had literally hundreds of different uniform
combinations.
The 3 on the cover of this book will a small insight into the complexity of it. This is an Australian Military History site so I cannot go into much detail about the Brits. Suffice it to say that is a fascinating subject and one not yet fully addressed on the web. An Osprey Publishing book >> |
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British Infantry, Korea 1950/53. This would be one of the first soldiers to wear the camouflage pattern in Korea. Note the woollen over mittens to go over woollen gloves, the woollen cap/comforter and the woollen jumper under the smock. Gaiters are still worn. Webbing is British 1944 pattern and the rifle is the Lee Enfield No.4, based on the famous SLME of WW1 vintage. It was .303 calibre. |
