Hi list It may be of interest to know that Bolton Lads in the 42nd East Lancashires embarked for Egypt in September 1914, landing in Alexandria on 25th Sept. They then went to the canal zone to defend the Suez canal against the Turks. It may be that they originally had the uniform shown in the photo although my g.father who was in the RFA connected to the 42nd, was photographed without a hat or cap. In April 1915 they went to Gallipoli and suffered badly there. Details of this are on the "Long Long Trail" website http://www.1914-1918.net/ . This site is v interesting - well worth visiting. Brian T. Hampshire. -----Original Message----- From: James Riding [mailto:james@seamus132.fsnet.co.uk] Sent: 14 July 2006 11:08 To: ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: british arny head wear 3k Hi List, 3k, the British army abandoned its scarlet uniform after the disatourous Zulu wars, and replaced it with Khaki uniforms for the Boer war. the headgear shown was used in that conflict, Khaki made soldiers less conspicuous blending with the landscape, and the possibility it might have been used in WW1 in the eastern Mediterranean, Egypt Mesopotamia and Palestine. Jim Riding --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.859 / Virus Database: 585 - Release Date: 14/02/2005 ______________________________