Excellent presentation! I thought I was an "expert" on British headgear, but I DID NOT KNOW that the "Brodie" patent referred ONLY to the LINER!! I LOVE learning new things. I LOVE being surprised and so I LOVE this presentation on British headgear because it HAS SATISFIED on ALL counts!! Thank you sir, for 'schooling' this old 'expert' in British militaria!
As of an hour ago, I had no idea I NEEDED to watch nearly 40 minutes on British army headgear of WW1. Thank you, a great presentation, i learnt a lot. Looking forward to working through your back catalogue then future videos!
Great presentation Taff! Certainly comprehensive "enough"!. I especially appreciated the bit on the Balmoral, with cover (vs the TOS)..... A little known item... Cheers.
Ria & I both just watched your brilliant presentation Taff showing us all the different military head gear. What we found captivating about the presentation was the in depth information given about how the designs evolved over time, and some of the personal stories attached to some of the hats....excellent
I remember from the novel Storm of steel, where the author mentioned the british helmets flying through the air like spinning tops, i guess the vacuum of a blast catching under the rim
Interestingly in the early 20th C police hats in Devon were slouch hats, and the uniform was a brown colour, and the Brodderick cap is very similar to those worn by Police Firemen in certain images I've seen of Bradford City Police.
My Grandfarther was In the Prince of Wales Lenster Regerment First Canadians I know what a mouthful , he started his service wearing a Glenderry black with black silk band and ribbons with a dark blue square patch with the cap badge on these were used in working dress and field dress karki in blues they wore the blue home helmet with there Regerments shield badge on the front . After the war he was posted to the second Battalion which was decimated as a Sargent , He sometimes told me promotion was faster in his days looking at my two tapes . He was sent to Colchester have a photo of him in a Sargents Mess Photo with the then Prince Edward . At this time they now wore both the Field service cap and the Tamoshanta and in blues the blue service helmet there Pipers wore the Lenster tartan kilts with the Scotis stile service jacket in dark green with blue cuffs and collar and epilets Dark blue was the faceing colour of the First Lensters the Tamoshanta also had the blue patch behind the cap badge three feathers of the Prince Of Wales . They did alot of Recruting in London from the Irish who had emigrated there there is a pub in London called The Lenster Regerment as this is where the Recruting Team were based and dud quite a bit of successfully Recruting there . I wonder why .
I wore a beret , and caubean my military career, i never had anything to keep the sun out of my eyes neither headdress did that this is the first time I heard of that , but when wearing helmets the steel mk4 and mk6 did shade a bit but hardly wore them on ranges .may I say this is a very good serries, when I seen the name Great War huts , I dived I, I served in the Ulster Defence Regiment, our depot was Ballykinlar Co and the huts we were in was ww1 vintage , was used as a POW camp in both wars , the very hut I lived in is now at the Somme Museum in Northern Ireland,
An excellent presentation...well done. One thing the Australians wear the pecked cap throughout the Great War and into the Second, albeit it becomes less used as the War progressed. In the 1920's the Australian Army considers replacement of the Slouch Hat for a Pecked Cap.
10:25: "nobody in their right minds would send an army off to war with helmets with spikes on e the top." Shows German helmet used for, how long? A wee bit of British sarcasm, eh?
Was that early ‘Brodie’ you showed marked with the 55th. Div red rose? My great grandfather and a cousin twice removed were both in 1/5th. South Lancs (POWVs) pioneer battalion so they would have worn one just like that!!! My great grandfather (who also served with the Kings Liverpools in the Boer War then joined up again in a different regiment to hide his age) survived untouched but my cousin Alex Livingstone was fatally wounded near Hell Fire Corner and is in a CWGC at Vlamertinghe now. Great and informative item sir. Thank you.
@@GreatWarHuts thanks sir. However I’m not sure I follow you? Do you mean div staff only would have a mark on their helmet? I once read something about the LFs (my dad’s old regiment) being the only regiment to have a painted hackle on their battle bowlers and for sure you see that in the famous sunken road film. But I’ve seen hackles too many times for it always to be the LFs surely? And then only div staff? Can you shed any light to brighten the darkness of my ignorance please? 😂
MartinJ F No, according to insignia experts, in the 55th Division, Officers and men of the fighting infantry battalions didn’t wear the Divisional Rose painted on their helmets. However, it was worn by Divisional troops such as men of the Army Service Corps, etc. It’s possible that there are some variations but this is based on recorded sources. Many divisionally-marked helmets were painted post-war and not worn during the war at all such as the 34th Division example shown.
@@GreatWarHuts I apologise for being rather slow on the uptake here but what was going on in the Sunken Road then? That has a preponderence of painted LF hackles as I recall?
@@martinjf467 The hackle was battalion insignia. The Divisional sign was the rose which was not worn on the helmets of men in the Infantry Brigades, only by Divisional Troops. I'm guessing that the term Divisional Troops may be causing the confusion. They were the Artillery, Engineers, MGC, RAMC, Mounted and assorted other units, but not the infantry units in the three Brigades.
Excellent presentation! I thought I was an "expert" on British headgear, but I DID NOT KNOW that the "Brodie" patent referred ONLY to the LINER!! I LOVE learning new things. I LOVE being surprised and so I LOVE this presentation on British headgear because it HAS SATISFIED on ALL counts!! Thank you sir, for 'schooling' this old 'expert' in British militaria!
I am a retired senior university lecturer so very much appreciated the depth of research undertaken. Excellent
Thank you very much indeed, Gary 👍🏻
As of an hour ago, I had no idea I NEEDED to watch nearly 40 minutes on British army headgear of WW1.
Thank you, a great presentation, i learnt a lot. Looking forward to working through your back catalogue then future videos!
Thank you very much! I hope you enjoyed them!
Missed this before. Very informative and true Taff realism as ever. Thanks, Tim
Great presentation Taff! Certainly comprehensive "enough"!. I especially appreciated the bit on the Balmoral, with cover (vs the TOS)..... A little known item... Cheers.
Thank you!
Yes, they rarely get a mention!!
Ria & I both just watched your brilliant presentation Taff showing us all the different military head gear. What we found captivating about the presentation was the in depth information given about how the designs evolved over time, and some of the personal stories attached to some of the hats....excellent
Paul Templeton Thank you very much indeed, Paul. I’m glad you both enjoyed it!
A very informative piece of historical analysis
Thank you very much indeed, Gary 👍🏻
This has answered so many questions I’ve had over the years. Absolutely fascinating stuff, Taff. Many thanks.
Thank you! We're glad it's been helpful!
I remember from the novel Storm of steel, where the author mentioned the british helmets flying through the air like spinning tops, i guess the vacuum of a blast catching under the rim
Interestingly in the early 20th C police hats in Devon were slouch hats, and the uniform was a brown colour, and the Brodderick cap is very similar to those worn by Police Firemen in certain images I've seen of Bradford City Police.
I love the german joke. Very instructive presentation
Thank you!
My Grandfarther was In the Prince of Wales Lenster Regerment First Canadians I know what a mouthful , he started his service wearing a Glenderry black with black silk band and ribbons with a dark blue square patch with the cap badge on these were used in working dress and field dress karki in blues they wore the blue home helmet with there Regerments shield badge on the front . After the war he was posted to the second Battalion which was decimated as a Sargent , He sometimes told me promotion was faster in his days looking at my two tapes . He was sent to Colchester have a photo of him in a Sargents Mess Photo with the then Prince Edward . At this time they now wore both the Field service cap and the Tamoshanta and in blues the blue service helmet there Pipers wore the Lenster tartan kilts with the Scotis stile service jacket in dark green with blue cuffs and collar and epilets Dark blue was the faceing colour of the First Lensters the Tamoshanta also had the blue patch behind the cap badge three feathers of the Prince Of Wales . They did alot of Recruting in London from the Irish who had emigrated there there is a pub in London called The Lenster Regerment as this is where the Recruting Team were based and dud quite a bit of successfully Recruting there . I wonder why .
Superb! Thoroughly enjoyable Hutted Histories. Looking forward to more episodes!
Excellent! Stay tuned :-)
What an amazing an in-depth video thank you.
Thank you very much indeed!
Having just watched video found it very interesting Taff. Look forward to next one.
Many thanks, Chris! We'll get out thinking caps on over what to do next...
It seems to me that the Field Service Cap brought back all the issues the Glengarry had, and isn't as good looking!
I wore a beret , and caubean my military career, i never had anything to keep the sun out of my eyes neither headdress did that this is the first time I heard of that , but when wearing helmets the steel mk4 and mk6 did shade a bit but hardly wore them on ranges .may I say this is a very good serries, when I seen the name Great War huts , I dived I, I served in the Ulster Defence Regiment, our depot was Ballykinlar Co and the huts we were in was ww1 vintage , was used as a POW camp in both wars , the very hut I lived in is now at the Somme Museum in Northern Ireland,
Thank you Taff. Excellent stuff!
Thank you very much, Neil!
Fascinating Taff, bringing historic objects to life.
Thank you very much!
An excellent presentation...well done. One thing the Australians wear the pecked cap throughout the Great War and into the Second, albeit it becomes less used as the War progressed. In the 1920's the Australian Army considers replacement of the Slouch Hat for a Pecked Cap.
Another great talk Taff, very interesting. Hoping these can continue after the lock down
Thanks, Darren!
We hope to keep them going!
10:25: "nobody in their right minds would send an army off to war with helmets with spikes on e the top." Shows German helmet used for, how long? A wee bit of British sarcasm, eh?
Awesome video Taff, I look foward to the next one.
Naughty Opinions Thank you very much!
Was that early ‘Brodie’ you showed marked with the 55th. Div red rose? My great grandfather and a cousin twice removed were both in 1/5th. South Lancs (POWVs) pioneer battalion so they would have worn one just like that!!! My great grandfather (who also served with the Kings Liverpools in the Boer War then joined up again in a different regiment to hide his age) survived untouched but my cousin Alex Livingstone was fatally wounded near Hell Fire Corner and is in a CWGC at Vlamertinghe now.
Great and informative item sir. Thank you.
Yes, Martin. It's a 55th Division helmet. The Division sign tended to be worn by Divisional Troops rather than the Infantry Battalions.
@@GreatWarHuts thanks sir. However I’m not sure I follow you? Do you mean div staff only would have a mark on their helmet? I once read something about the LFs (my dad’s old regiment) being the only regiment to have a painted hackle on their battle bowlers and for sure you see that in the famous sunken road film. But I’ve seen hackles too many times for it always to be the LFs surely? And then only div staff? Can you shed any light to brighten the darkness of my ignorance please? 😂
MartinJ F No, according to insignia experts, in the 55th Division, Officers and men of the fighting infantry battalions didn’t wear the Divisional Rose painted on their helmets. However, it was worn by Divisional troops such as men of the Army Service Corps, etc. It’s possible that there are some variations but this is based on recorded sources. Many divisionally-marked helmets were painted post-war and not worn during the war at all such as the 34th Division example shown.
@@GreatWarHuts I apologise for being rather slow on the uptake here but what was going on in the Sunken Road then? That has a preponderence of painted LF hackles as I recall?
@@martinjf467 The hackle was battalion insignia. The Divisional sign was the rose which was not worn on the helmets of men in the Infantry Brigades, only by Divisional Troops. I'm guessing that the term Divisional Troops may be causing the confusion. They were the Artillery, Engineers, MGC, RAMC, Mounted and assorted other units, but not the infantry units in the three Brigades.
Unexpectedly fascinating subject, thank you!
Thank you very much!
fascinating and very informative video. Many thanks for posting
Thank you very much!
Loved the spike joke... Cheers Very informative.
Thank you very much!
American "peak" is above the emblem, with the "brim" offering the eyeshade.
Absolutely brilliant. I really enjoyed this video. Thanks so much
Thank you very much, Chris!
Superb, very good presentation Taff.
Thanks Warren! Glad you enjoyed it :-)
Fantastic, very informative. There must be a book in this somewhere!
Thank you very much, Chris.
If only I had the time!
Was that the same Harry Beck as the tube map?
Really good information and history lesson please keep doing these videos taff they are great.
Thanks, Terry!
Very well narrated.fascinating subject I knew nothing about.thank you
Thank you very much, David!
Thanks Taff. Great informational video. Will pass a link to Tony.
You're very welcome John; glad you enjoyed it!
British army is strong I am your new subscriber from Afghanistan.
Thank you.
Love a good pith helmet
So do we!
Good job - very respectful .
Very interesting
Darren Holt Thank you very much, Darren.