WW2 SAS WHITE BERET

[pittaway]

herewith IWM's example

[HamandJam]

This is the chocolate brown as worn by the RSR. The also wore the tan sas beret though.

Cheers,
JB

[FormalRS]

Originally Posted by gavin frankland

Yes the white beret is for real. I own Charlie Hackney's and is in the SAS museum in Credenhill. There was one for sale on eBay a few years ago with a tale that it came from an Egyptian market in the 50's. Looking at it and what I have there wasn't much in them.

Hi, do you still own the beret or did you donate it to the museum?

I ask as I am Charlie's great-granddaughter and am trying to track down anything I can find of his.

Kind regards,
Robyn

[JON188]

Hi Gavin,
Is your beret currently on display at Credenhill pal?

[Luke H]

Gavin Frankland appears to have not logged into the forum since December 2017, FYI.