slouch hat British? - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

australia · #1 27-01-13, 01:38 AM

hi guys can you confirm the origin of this hat ? I just cant find a similar puggaree

maybe NZ ?

dated 1943

Max on the crest trail · #2 27-01-13, 02:28 AM

As far as I know , the only slouch hat New Zealanders wore in World War Two were Lemon Squeezers . That was at the start and then they changed to a few other hat styles , none of which were Australian style slouch hats .

Try the Indian Army or the Chindits , or some of the African units , or who ever .

australia · #3 27-01-13, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Max on the crest trail

As far as I know , the only slouch hat New Zealanders wore in World War Two were Lemon Squeezers . That was at the start and then they changed to a few other hat styles , none of which were Australian style slouch hats .

Try the Indian Army or the Chindits , or some of the African units , or who ever .

NZ'ers did (and do) use slouch hats and lemon squeezers

Mackenzie Mounted Rifles NZ

Max on the crest trail · #4 27-01-13, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by australia

NZ'ers did (and do) use slouch hats and lemon squeezers

Mackenzie Mounted Rifles NZ

You said that the hat was dated 1943. That photo of the Mackenzie Mounted Rifles is far older than 1943 .
A Lemon Squeezer is a slouch hat. The puggaree on the hat in your photo not a New Zealand 2nd World War one .
You are on the wrong track.

australia · #5 27-01-13, 06:17 AM

Yes true ,
http://www.5rar.asn.au/history/hat.htm

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/fo...owtopic=100136

If you search google you will see NZ had slouch hats as well as the others.

GriffMJ · #6 27-01-13, 06:20 AM

Its an Engineers cap by the look of it....

australia · #7 27-01-13, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by GriffMJ

Its an Engineers cap by the look of it....

Thanks

I just don't know why the patch is on the wrong way!

Max on the crest trail · #8 27-01-13, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by australia

Yes true ,
http://www.5rar.asn.au/history/hat.htm

If you search google you will see NZ had slouch hats as well as the others.

I know that New Zealand had and still has slouch hats , many of them of different shapes . I was the one that told you.

Why have you posted that link to an Australian military hat site that has nothing to do with your idea that the hat is a New Zealand one ?
This thread , isn't it about a British slouch hat ?

GriffMJ · #9 27-01-13, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by australia

Thanks

I just don't know why the patch is on the wrong way!

The patch is the right way..... If if a flag or a belt then horizontal.

australia · #10 27-01-13, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by GriffMJ

The patch is the right way..... If if a flag or a belt then horizontal.

I am confused , every pic on google shows this patch as horizontal

But this one is vertical ?

Mike Jackson · #11 27-01-13, 07:35 AM

The RE is flash is correctly mounted. These hats were known as Bush Hats in the British Army.

australia · #12 27-01-13, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Jackson

The RE is flash is correctly mounted. These hats were known as Bush Hats in the British Army.

Many thanks for your time

Max on the crest trail · #13 27-01-13, 08:09 AM

Same hat, same photo

http://tinyurl.com/abzzk6o
about half way down the page

JerryBB · #14 27-01-13, 08:47 AM

As Griff and Mike mentioned, it is for the RE. Is the SB missing as they are usually maker marked etc. Was this one on ebay for a long time?

australia · #15 27-01-13, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by JBBOND

As Griff and Mike mentioned, it is for the RE. Is the SB missing as they are usually maker marked etc. Was this one on ebay for a long time?

Thanks jb bond ,

It has the sweat band , marked Failsworth Hats Ltd 1943 ,

Yes it was on ebay for a while