British Headgear at Gallipoli?

[cheapchippy]

On 23/11/2004 at 06:36, bkristof said:

I saw several pictures with different head gear at Gallipoli:

- Gor Blimey winter cap

- the regular Stiff cap, with the iron ring removed

- Worsley pith helmets

- The Slouch hat, like the Ausies

- Cap comforters

This was all worn by British soldiers

"Helmets being too conspicuous now discarded." - an excerpt from the 16th Infantry Battalion A.I.F. war diary May 1st 1915 

Edited 13 January , 2023 by cheapchippy

[Matlock1418]

On 13/01/2023 at 08:19, cheapchippy said:

"Helmets being too conspicuous now discarded."

Go to say the regular shape of much headgear would likely have been a real negative, in the Gallipoli theatre and elsewhere, hence the later adoption of helmet covers with loops and mesh for camouflage/addition of camouflage materials.

Nowadays the Israli Defence Force seems to have found an extremely effective looking helmet cover with the Mitznefet, especially in a hard desert environment [though it looks like it could work elsewhere - but I wonder if it flops in the rain?] - and it seems to be worn in a particularly wide range of styles! 

M

Edited 14 January , 2023 by Matlock1418