Inventarnummer
4101.151.5
Titel
RE Railway Companies Forage Cap
Hersteller
Beschreibung
A sealed pattern blue forage cap, with soft peak for RE railway companies. The cap is made from blue felt with a rubberised lining. Above the peak there is a blackened leather band held in place by small brass buttons. The lining has the following "S. SCHNEIDERS & SON. 6 7/8 1917" stamped on it. Attached is a war department seal and a label that reads "ROYAL ARMY CLOTHING DEPARTMENT STANDARD PATTERN No. 9700 1917, Cap:- Forage R.E. Railway Cos.". Written on the reverse of the label it says "Also for A.S.C. Drivers M.D., Mechanist Coxswains, Mechanical Service A.S.C., Soldiers trained in Electric Light duties, NCO's undergoing course of engine driving civil Coys, Mechanical transport drivers A.S.C., Artificers in Cos A.S.C., Army labourers and men engaged on Loco general and workshop duties, Interpreture Chinese Labour Corps, Chinese police "
Datum
1917 - 1917
Entstehungszeitraum
World War One, 1914-1918
Format
- Diameter: 260 mm
- Height: 90 mm