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Old 29-10-22, 05:53 PM
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Default Devonshire Regiment Officers White Cap Cover

A recent find, unusual to see a Devonshire Regiment Officer without collar badges, and what is the significance of the white hat cover, a seasonal or Regimental thing?

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Old 29-10-22, 07:20 PM
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The uniform itself is the unusual open collar blue type. I can find no particular reference to this type, but some regiments did wear them in the pre war period. I can only presume that collar badges were not worn in this order for the Devons.
The white cap cover seems to have been a foreign service affectation, rarely seen.

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The uniform itself is the unusual open collar blue type. I can find no particular reference to this type, but some regiments did wear them in the pre war period. I can only presume that collar badges were not worn in this order for the Devons.
The white cap cover seems to have been a foreign service affectation, rarely seen.

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If the annotation is correct it was worn in Plymouth, presumably in warm weather. I have a photo somewhere of a 1 DCLI officer wearing one with the blue frock coat dated 1912 when they were in England.
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Just for completeness he is a Territorial Force officer.

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Just for completeness he is a Territorial Force officer.

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Good eyes Simon. I can see the "T" now upon closer inspection.
When it comes to the Terriers, strange things can happen uniform wise. He appears to be a very young man. Being in Plymouth, a white cover would be rather commonplace to see; just not on an Army cap however.

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Thank you for the replies, I hadn't spottet the "T".

I suppose if it is a uniform to be worn in the tropics he may have worn it just for the photograph to be taken in Plymouth before he went?

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A lovely photo from my neck of the woods, thank you for sharing.
He's possibly 5th (Prince of Wales's) Bn Devon's, on OSD they wore bronze PoW feathers collar badges.
5th Bn HQ was in Plymouth, amalgamation of the 2nd (PoW) Volunteer Bn and the 5th (Hay Tor) Volunteer Bn.

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Found a photo on Herefordshire History site with this description :

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The white cover and blue patrol jacket worn with collar and tie was optional summer wear for all regiments (Source : Great War Forum).
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Fascinating, thanks every one.

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The optional style of blue patrol uniform was introduced in Dress Regulations of 1911 and was designated Option B, with the original upright closed collar style becoming Option A. It was specified as to be worn with white shirt and separate collar along with a black, ribbed silk tie. Commanding officers were advised to ensure commonality. The white cap cover was worn for the standard summer months (as later decreed for shirtsleeves order) along with both the blue frock coat and whichever blue patrol uniform a unit opted to wear. The First World War soon followed and Option B fell out of favour between the wars, whereas Option A eventually enjoyed a resurgence, also becoming the official Coronation Dress for King George VI in 1937 (less the Brigade of Guards, Household Cavalry, Riding Troop RHA and Regimental Bands). In 1949 it was officially made ceremonial full dress for all (less same above plus drums, bugles, and pipes,) and to be worn with crimson silk waist sash (dismounted corps) or diagonal pouch belts (mounted corps), and once again became the Coronation Dress in 1953.

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