Dan Morton
A Fixture
The Indian Army developed the KD Pattern Clothing to better fit their climate. Most of this clothing was made in India, shipped to depots in Egypt and issued to British soldiers there to replace the standard wool khaki uniforms. KD clothing, like most of WW1 period clothing, was colored using mostly vegetable-based dyes which were not as color fast or as uniform in color as we are used to.
Most of these photos were originally posted on the Great War Forum, 1914-1918.invisionzone.com/. It's forum, The Paraphernalia of War, dealing with uniforms, weapons and equipment, is an excellent reference.
Most of these photos were originally posted on the Great War Forum, 1914-1918.invisionzone.com/. It's forum, The Paraphernalia of War, dealing with uniforms, weapons and equipment, is an excellent reference.
Attachments
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tunics.jpg -
probably pre-war Indian KD pattern and mounted.jpg -
three-styles-of-KD-jacket,-several-styles-of-non-KD,-one-pre-WWI-tunic-all-in-India.jpg -
KD trousers.jpg -
WW2 re-enactors but correct KD colors.jpg -
Khaki tropical cotton uniform and canvas eqpt, pith helmet.jpg -
greyback-shirt.gif -
Officers digging for artefacts.jpg -
Two-examples-of-uniforms-1916.jpg -
Royal Welch Fusiliers in Egypt.jpg -
Portrait.jpg -
Vickers crew close-up in Mesopotamia.jpg -
Wolseley officer's helmet with Arabic numeral 4.jpg -
Pith helmet.jpg -
1st_5th KOSB pith helmet.jpg -
Pith helmet with unit symbol.jpg -
Pith helmet, 1st Batt., Royal Dublin Fusiliers.jpg -
Interior Wolseley helmet with Arabic numeral 4.jpg
