Kenya Regiment

[zob]

Originally Posted by 8thfoot

Thanks Zob,

That is most interesting,the item came from a Railway Engineer who was given the hat by a member of the Kenya Regiment when he was working there in the 1960`s on secondment.

A keen competition shooter, I understand his contact with members of the regiment came through his shooting activities. What do you think about the coloured upper folds to the pagri ?

Peter

Hi Peter,


The coloured upper folds of the pagri certainly look right for either regiment, although there may have been a slight difference in the order of sequence, which is something that is practically impossible to tell (with regards to the Kenya Regiment) from the black and white photographic evidence that is available in current publications.

Best regards,
Zob.

[Tanker Mike]

I recently sold a chrome metal sandcast back cap badge and collars to fellow who served in the regiment, he stated that the chrome sandcast badge and collars were given to members who retired from the regiment as a going away present.
Sadly I did not take a picture of the badge before I sold it.

[fearnaught]

Hi, just came across this. I don't think the RTR actually ever wore a slouch hat, hope this helps in some way, Mike

[michael1]

This is probably a Kenya Army or Kenya Rifles slouch hat as the national colours worn on flash were red, green and black a shown here rather than an RTR hat