WW1 Officers' Uniform and Equipment Part 1 - Active Service Kit
Where did officers get their kit? What did they need? And, perhaps most importantly, how much did it cost? In this video, we look at the basic kit an officer in 1914 had to provide himself with after commissioning, and various extra items which proved popular amongst subalterns at the front. Using advertisements and price lists from the period, we can calculate the total cost of these privately purchased items, and see how necessary a private income was for officers in the Edwardian era.
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A Whistlestop Guide to British Uniforms and Equipment of the First World War. July 2020.
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British Officers' Kit
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A WW1 Officer's Uniform & Kit - 1st Battalion The Black Watch
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WW1 Fighting Swords!
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What did a WW1 soldier carry in his pockets?
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British Officers Don't Duck!
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Mike's guide to WW1 British and Commonwealth puttees
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The Shocking Story of How British Army Officers Bought and Sold Commissions
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The Dark Reason German Soldiers Hated the British Sten Gun
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British Military Millinery of The Great War. May 2020.
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Getting Dressed in WW1 - British Soldier
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Stahlhelm - Postwar Use of Germany's Wartime Helmet
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The Evolution of British Army Uniforms Through History
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A Brief Guide to First World War British Soldiers' Small Kit. January 2021.
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British Recruits Joining Up (1914-1918)
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The British Uniforms of World War 1 I THE GREAT WAR Special
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What did a WW1 Soldier carry in his pack?
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World War 1: British and French Army Uniform and Equipment
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WW1 Officer Rank Structure (1914 Infantry Battalion)
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