This arrived a couple of minutes ago, but I don't know a lot about it.
The info that I've got is that this Gosling Green (it's more of a brown in the photos I would think) & black cap is described (but not illustrated) in the Military Historical Society Special Booklet On Coloured Field Service Caps (Infantry) as:
"Worn by officers, who were only allowed to wear in mess dress by orderly officers: no. 1 Blues & when in camp. It was not permitted for wear in public".
I'm also told:
"Regimental History of the Northumberland Fusiliers mentions this cap being worn 1938 to 1940 because after <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City><ST1
lace Dunkirk</ST1lace</st1:City> they re-designed a kharki model of the above side-cap which was worn throughout the Second World War."
I love the old NF / RNF Gosling Green facings, it's been described as a muddy green but is more of a khaki colour.
Allegedly the name is derived from the term "goose **** green" used by the Frenxh as an insult to the regiment during the Peninsular War.
Does anyone know any more about this type of cap please, any photos about?
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The info that I've got is that this Gosling Green (it's more of a brown in the photos I would think) & black cap is described (but not illustrated) in the Military Historical Society Special Booklet On Coloured Field Service Caps (Infantry) as:
"Worn by officers, who were only allowed to wear in mess dress by orderly officers: no. 1 Blues & when in camp. It was not permitted for wear in public".
I'm also told:
"Regimental History of the Northumberland Fusiliers mentions this cap being worn 1938 to 1940 because after <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City><ST1
lace Dunkirk</ST1lace</st1:City> they re-designed a kharki model of the above side-cap which was worn throughout the Second World War."I love the old NF / RNF Gosling Green facings, it's been described as a muddy green but is more of a khaki colour.
Allegedly the name is derived from the term "goose **** green" used by the Frenxh as an insult to the regiment during the Peninsular War.
Does anyone know any more about this type of cap please, any photos about?
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