Derek · @Deeko
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Brass band of the 1st Battalion The Black Watch.
An undated postcard, but going by the teddy bear goat skins and Tam O’ Shanters, likely during the Great War in 1915/16.
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Derek · @Deeko
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Similar to my last post, this early Great War illustrated postcard pokes fun at the recently adopted winter goat skin jackets, which were issued to the men at the front in winter 1914.
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Derek · @Deeko
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I find 1914/15 the most interesting eta of the First World War to research and see images from.
Here’s two postcards, both featuring the same Black Watch soldier and small boy. The goat skin jerkin they each have a shot wearing, was introduced in the winter of 1914 to keep the soldiers warm in the harsh trench conditions.
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