Original British WWI Royal Field Artillery RFA Enlisted Wool Trench Cap - Service-Worn British Documents & Books While many young men volunteered

While many young men volunteered to fight in the war

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and not brass as sometimes seen

Turning north

so extreme care must be taken when handling this piece

Original British WWI Royal Field Artillery RFA Enlisted Wool Trench Cap - Service-Worn British Documents & Books While many young men volunteeredOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely service worn example of an original wool serge constructed Trench Cap as used by Great Britain in WW1. Quilted cotton lining with leather type sweatband. Affixed to the front is the cap badge for the Royal Field Artillery. When Commonwealth troops found themselves locked in trench warfare in the first winter of 1914, the SD cap was proven to be inadequate. Although troops were issued with a balaclava