Jerry B Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Maker marked Failsworth Hats Ltd, 1941 dated with an O above the WD arrow mark for 1942, with its original flash for the Welch Regiment, whose 2nd Battalion were in India until 1944 when they were sent to Burma to fight the Japanese until the end of the war. Uncommon to see such an early dated British slouch and also to see one flashed to the Welch. http://www.royalwelsh.org.uk/downloads/E05-02-WelchR-WW2-2ndBattalion.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Very nice example Jerry - and it is nice to see the original flash. Everyone thinks these are Australian in origin - however, as I'm sure you know, they had their origins in South Africa. Mervyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 Very nice example Jerry - and it is nice to see the original flash. Everyone thinks these are Australian in origin - however, as I'm sure you know, they had their origins in South Africa. Mervyn Thanks Mervyn. I have 5 Slouch hats in my collection and do as you suggest know something of their history. An interesting thread from the Victorian wars forum posted recently discussed this very subject. http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=9434&hilit=slouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 The WWII history of the 2nd BN the Welch Regiment from their regimental history (as found in the link posted previously). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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