Original WWII Australian Slouch Hat Worn by Prisoner of War on Burma Railway with Provenance Tag War of 1812 The fore stock looks to

The fore stock looks to be an arsenal spare

These souvenir items of this sort were not intended to last

which would allow the carbine to hang down at the trooper's right side

Army required 3 million pounds of rations per day for its soldiers throughout the country

All show some type of wartime markers marking but none bear specific WW2 Dates

Original WWII Australian Slouch Hat Worn by Prisoner of War on Burma Railway with Provenance Tag War of 1812 The fore stock looks toOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an well worn example of the World War Two Australian Army issue slouch hat. This example came to us with a provenance tag stating that the hat was worn by a Prisoner on the Burma railway, having been given to Ken Dolson, RAF, who was training as a pilot at the end of WWII and ended up driving a fire engine in Japan. A slouch hat is a wide brimmed felt or cloth hat most commonly worn as part of a military