Is this an army-issue trenchcoat ?

[Simon Cains]

Sorry one more question about this photo which has been much discussed on the GWF.  I wondered if this is an ex-army trenchcoat ?  Obviously the photo is soon after the war when there would have been a lot of ex-army clothes available.   Were our troops issued with this kind of waterproof coat ?  Obviously we call them trench coats now.   

It is my great-grandfather's sister Ethel at his grave.   http://www.cains.myzen.co.uk/simeon daly.htm    She may already have been living in France at this time.  Were the French soldiers issued with these type of coats, perhaps it was french ex-army ?   I assume there is a rolled-up hood under her chin.    We had it colourised, but obviously guessing the colour.    Thanks very much. 

[Fromelles]

With the buttons being of the opposite side (unless the original negative has been flipped) I'd say it's a female's foul weather coat.

[Simon Cains]

OK yes, sorry I was being a bit too imaginative there ...

[FROGSMILE]

It looks like a female version of a proprietary Mackintosh (rubber lined cotton) overcoat.  I can’t work out what is tucked under her chin but it’s not a part of the coat.  It appears to have a shiny rubber cover, whatever it is.  I think it’s very likely to be a folded sou’wester hat as per the adverts below.  The latter was very suitable for protecting a lady’s hair and easily folded and secured with its under-the-chin cord adjuster.

Edited 7 August , 2023 by FROGSMILE