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• Belt & Cross Brace (Sam Browne Equipment)

  (uniforms and insignia)

  Belt & cross-brace Brown leather army officer's belt and cross-brace.

• Greatcoat (mounted pattern), O/Rs

  (uniforms and insignia)

  First World War period British Army issue greatcoat. Non-mounted personnel were issued with a long single-breasted greatcoat whereas mounted troops wore the shorted double-breasted variant.

• Knife, Fork & Spoon

  (equipment)

  Knife, Fork & Spoon

• Boots, ankle, O/Rs (British)

  (uniforms and insignia)

  Boots A pair of matching brown leather laced ankle-length boots with no toe caps, studded.

• Puttees (long): O/Rs, British Army

  (uniforms and insignia)

  Puttees Matching pair of long khaki puttees made of woven khaki wool and having light tan tying tapes.

• Fly Swat (British Army issue)

  (equipment)

  First World War period British Army issue fly swat.

• Princess Mary's Gift Fund 1914 Box, Class A, smokers

  (souvenirs and ephemera)

  The Gift Fund was inaugurated by Princess Mary in October 1914 to provide a gift to every serviceman at the front or at sea ('Class A') for the first Christmas of the War. The majority of gifts were for smokers and contained tobacco, cigarettes, a pipe...

• location sign, 'Piccadilly Circus

  (equipment)

  British First World War period trench sign. 'Piccadilly Circus' formed part of the defensive British trench system facing Gaza. The name on the sign, always a popular one with British troops, hints at a 'busy' location and also the possibility of 'London...

• 1903 Pattern Bandolier Equipment (set)

  (equipment)

  The 1903 Pattern bandolier equipment evolved as a result of criticism made of the infantry's buff leather Slade-Wallace equipment used during the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902. Among other irritants, the Slade-Wallace ammunition pouches were designed to...

• Jacket, Service Dress, 1913 Pattern: Field Marshal

  (uniforms and insignia)

  This coat was worn by Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig KT GCB GCVO KCIE (1861-1928), Commander in Chief British Expeditionary Force, France & Flanders 1915-1918. Created Earl Haig in 1919.