Blue Puttee
blue a Since no khaki woollen material suitable for making puttees was available [at St John's in 1914], the troops at Pleasantville were issued puttees of navy blue. The only Newfoundland soldiers to wear these were the members of the First Contingent who left St. John's in October 1914....
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Language: | English |
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1976
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/11698 |
| Summary: | blue a Since no khaki woollen material suitable for making puttees was available [at St John's in 1914], the troops at Pleasantville were issued puttees of navy blue. The only Newfoundland soldiers to wear these were the members of the First Contingent who left St. John's in October 1914. To be a "Blue Puttee" was to be a member of the famous First Five Hundred. See cited quotation. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit DNE-cit GMS Jan 76 Used I and Sup Used I 4 Used I |
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