fallschirmjager Posted October 5, 2011 Posted October 5, 2011 Does anyone know if paget's horse also wore the slouch cap. I have a boer war photo album where some of the pics are titled 51st Co IY which I think means Paget's Horse, but they are all wearing slouch hats?
QSAMIKE Posted October 5, 2011 Posted October 5, 2011 Hi Mike..... Yes the slouch hat was a piece of uniform that was worn by most of the people in SA in the field with the exception of the regular British Army units who wore the helmet...... It was a standard piece of uniform for Mounted Infantry...... Mike
fallschirmjager Posted October 9, 2011 Author Posted October 9, 2011 Thanks Mike I asked because most of of the pics on google show them wearing the sun helmet and indeed Peter has this one: http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1359 so was just a bit concerend that I have identified the unit correctly? Mike
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