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1998.122.025

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1998.122

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Balmoral

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WW II Other Ranks Khaki Balmoral

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SEAFORTHS IN WORLD WAR II

SEAFORTHS PENDANT LA DEUXIÈME GUERRE MONDIALE

WW II Other Ranks Khaki Balmoral

WW II Other Ranks Khaki Balmoral without a badge or tartan backing and a Khaki tourrie. Marked inside is "242 W/|\D P" (i.e. British issue. as worn by the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada OR's in WW II). The Balmoral Bonnet, which is known as the Tam o'Shanter, originated in 1915, as a replacement for the Glengarry, to be worn by Scottish troops in combat. A khaki wool bonnet comprised of a crown with a tan colored wool Touri (pom-pom) to its center, a body with seams to each side and the rear, bow (or string toes) to the rear. The badge went on the left side over a regimental tartan patch.
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