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Katanning Historical Society > Records

Slouch hat puggaree

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c. 1939 - 1945

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Overview

A beige coloured slouch hat puggaree with a 'T' shaped colour patch which has been hand stitched on.

Historical information

It is made from beige cotton material over canvas and is machine stitched 5 tucks at the top of the puggaree. Shaped to fit crown. Possibly military or slouch hat. Dip in front and back with black and red felt badge hand stitched on side.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-202-HS1998.16

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 2

Material

Width

28 cm

Height or length

5.3000 cm

Contextual Information

From information provided by the Australian War Memorial - "This is an Australian Second World War slouch hat puggaree with the ‘T’ shaped colour patch of a 9th Division artillery unit, in this case the 2/4th Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment. This unit was raised in the Middle East in January 1942, and served in Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and later New Guinea, where it mostly defended airbases at Lae, Finschhafen, Nadzab and Dumpu. It would have been equipped with the 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft gun."

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