WW2 British, Beret, RAMC, 1944.

Of Canadian manufacture this beret is badges to the RAMC and came with the uniform grouping also listed.
The beret was produced by Dorothea Hats Ltd, Ontario, in 1944 and is a good size 1 ½.
Berets featured a black or brown leather sweat band around the rim that was hollow to allow for a cloth tape to fine tune the size. Two metal grommeted holes to the right allowed for some limited ventilation that included a small rectangle of leather to prevent the metal from tearing the wool.
The beret was worn sloping from a high left to a low righthand side with a Regimental cap badge positioned over the left eye.
HISTORY:
The beret was first adopted into service by the Royal tank Corps in 1924, followed by the 11th Hussars in1928, Royal Armoured Corps in 1941 and the Airborne forces, Special Service Brigade and Recce’ Corps in 1942. Other units began to adopt the beret so that by the 1950’s it became the standard headdress for most of the British Army.
The Canadian army replaced their field service caps with khaki berets in 1943, of which this is a 1944 example.
Priced to reflect condition and rarity, please refer to the photos as they form part of the description.

Code: 438