GRANVILLE Posted 21 January , 2020 Share Posted 21 January , 2020 I don't recall ever seeing a mention of these before and have only come across this in a copy of the Precautions against Asphyxiating Gases notice, dated 26h April 1915. I wonder if anyone has one in their collection to view or some other references to them, not lease exactly how they were expected to be worn. In the above mentioned notice, it states the Flannel Waist bands were for winter use, and I guess we can imagine what they were and how worn. The notice goes on to suggest that in the absence of any other suitable cloth, the waist band could be folded and used to cover the mouth etc etc. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 21 January , 2020 Share Posted 21 January , 2020 I knew there was a thread somewhere : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRANVILLE Posted 21 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 21 January , 2020 2 hours ago, Andrew Upton said: I knew there was a thread somewhere : Well done Andrew. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark holden Posted 21 January , 2020 Share Posted 21 January , 2020 One can also be seen here no connection to this dealer I hasten to add https://www.dearoldblighty.com/en-GB/import-2---ww1-collectables/ww1-british-army-body-band-circa-1915-/prod_15843#.Xicv9FX7Sos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRANVILLE Posted 21 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 21 January , 2020 3 hours ago, mark holden said: One can also be seen here no connection to this dealer I hasten to add https://www.dearoldblighty.com/en-GB/import-2---ww1-collectables/ww1-british-army-body-band-circa-1915-/prod_15843#.Xicv9FX7Sos Cheers Mark. When you consider the purpose to which this was intended - i.e. used for the duration of a winter and then most likely discarded or lost, I find it remarkable that any of these items of kit have managed to survive, so little wonder it commands such a high asking price. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 21 January , 2020 Share Posted 21 January , 2020 (edited) A related item was the cholera belt, see the GWF topic "Cholera Belts" July 2004 https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/17348-cholera-belts/ Cheers Maureen Edit: also see https://books.google.com.au/books?id=uIalYaenrTkC&pg=PA154 page 154, Colonialism and Its Forms of Knowledge: The British in India by Bernard S. Cohn Edited 21 January , 2020 by Maureene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRANVILLE Posted 22 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 22 January , 2020 9 hours ago, Maureene said: A related item was the cholera belt, see the GWF topic "Cholera Belts" July 2004 https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/17348-cholera-belts/ Cheers Maureen Edit: also see https://books.google.com.au/books?id=uIalYaenrTkC&pg=PA154 page 154, Colonialism and Its Forms of Knowledge: The British in India by Bernard S. Cohn Fascinating and goes a good way to explaining the choice of material for the grey back shirt - something I have often wondered about. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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