Holdall
The olive green ‘holdall’ was the successor to a version in white/cream linen which had been issued for many years and held the KFS (see photos) along with spare boot laces, button stick, shaving brush etc.
See also https://talesfromthesupplydepot.blog...ipment-part-1/
This for 1944 pattern kit https://talesfromthesupplydepot.blog...-and-contents/
Tim
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Last edited by grey_green_acorn; 02-05-21 at 06:07 PM.
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