Northumberland Fusiliers FS cap?

[cbuehler]

All,

I tried to post a photo of a coloured field service cap I recently aquired, but failed. It has a dark blue body with red piping around the crown and all the way around the curtain. The small inverted V shaped peak above the buttons in front is Gosling green. The reference book shows the Northumberland Fus. as all khaki. Is what I have version from a different period? I am not aware of any other regiment that uses Gosling green?

Thanks,

CB

[William1]

The NF "V" is normally red. There is a complete West Yorks Boer War period (but made and worn in India) khaki uniform in the National Army Museum with a green puggaree fold, so perhaps this is one possible regiment for your cap.

[leigh kitchen]

Ca'nt thnk of any British or Canadian Feld Servce Caps that colour - Graham?

Edited May 24, 2010 by leigh kitchen

[Graham Stewart]

We would have to see a piccy as it's known that they did wear a Field Service cap, as well as the Torrin cap pictured below;-

[cbuehler]

Thanks much everyone,

There is a pic I managed to get on the British Military Badge forum under the Its a mystery unidentified heading. I could not upload it on this forum.

It is very similar to the E. Surrey Regt., but theirs does not have the red piping all around the curtain and I doubt they would have used gosling green.

I too have an officers Torin cap just like that pictured, thus am able to confirm that the small peak colour is indeed gosling green. The cap is not Canadian as it has British general service buttons and no Canadian markings. This cap is truly a mystery so far!

CB

[leigh kitchen]

The red piping - does this suggest that, if Northumberlands, it would be RNF rather than NF?

[Graham Stewart]

For some strange reason there is no mention of the coloured FS cap among the scheduled list of those taken from "British Army Uniforms & Insignia of WWII" by B.L.Davis, which in turn was taken from Dress Regulations 1937. It may be just a general oversight, but I have seen photo's of RNF officer's wearing both the Torrin & coloured FSC, but have never had hold of one.

E.mail one of us with a photo and we'll use our photo tools to try and get it on here to illustrate it.