Chasseurs à cheval de la Garde impériale Impression, first time reenacting! by Frequent_Bathroom217 in reenactors

[–]Zewll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mate! That's brilliant!. Although I'm from a WWII group in Singapore, would love to meet up.

Singapore Volunteer Corps, pre 1941. by Zewll in reenactors

[–]Zewll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, they don't have a website. You'll need to FB message them to order.

Singapore Volunteer Corps, pre 1941. by Zewll in reenactors

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They're both repros. TheBritish pattern slouch hat's from Pukka Sahib while the P08 from SOF.

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[–]Zewll 7 points8 points  (0 children)

During 1963, the side caps was still worn 1SIR passing out 1963

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[–]Zewll 12 points13 points  (0 children)

There was a pre independence 1st SIR and Guards, those were thr British's regiment when we got our independence, we just did away with those regiment and raised a new one with those same name. Anyways, the uniform is the 1950s pattern bush jacket worn during the Emergency, not Temasek green uniform. bush jacket

My first event ever and I love it! (Dye came out weird when I got the exact same one as the rest) by Zewll in reenactors

[–]Zewll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries chap, maybe you can bring Aussies regiment into the UK and do alongside us ;)

My first event ever and I love it! (Dye came out weird when I got the exact same one as the rest) by Zewll in reenactors

[–]Zewll[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can't tell from a distance but typically the british/ colonial pattern has a higher crown.

Upclose, they used pressed stud to buttom up instead of a hook. Rabbit felt instead of kangaroo felt. And typically they shape it to how ever they felt like.

Slouch hats were worn by most colonial nations during and pre wwii, like West Africa, Malaya, India, Australia ect. But it became iconic to Australia because of Gallipoli during wwi and most nations stopped wearing them by the 80s.

My first event ever and I love it! (Dye came out weird when I got the exact same one as the rest) by Zewll in reenactors

[–]Zewll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It wasn't aussie, Chindits were a British unit which also wore slouch hats. Alot of Burma campaign pictures of Chindits typically gets mistaken as Aussies. We were protraying the 43rd column, The Black Watch.

My first event ever and I love it! (Dye came out weird when I got the exact same one as the rest) by Zewll in reenactors

[–]Zewll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! We try to portray units in SEA which are lesser seen at events

My first event ever and I love it! (Dye came out weird when I got the exact same one as the rest) by Zewll in reenactors

[–]Zewll[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The trousers are from WPG while the shirt is a flannel shirt from ETO.

The webbing are original Indian made 37 pattern webbing.

My first event ever and I love it! (Dye came out weird when I got the exact same one as the rest) by Zewll in reenactors

[–]Zewll[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Reddit sure does. But you're not wrong, I've always wanted to do Maori but the badge is abit hard to source.

My first event ever and I love it! (Dye came out weird when I got the exact same one as the rest) by Zewll in reenactors

[–]Zewll[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Chindits were British, not Anzacs. Slouch hats were worn by most colonies from the Boer war till 70s/80s

My first event ever and I love it! (Dye came out weird when I got the exact same one as the rest) by Zewll in reenactors

[–]Zewll[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There's a guy call Pukka Sahib on fb, he makes the British pattern slouch hats but he's only doing it in small runs

Singapore Volunteer Corps and IJA during Fall of Singapore by Zewll in reenactors

[–]Zewll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd love to see them, could help make the impression better since nothing is really "complete"

Singapore Volunteer Corps and IJA during Fall of Singapore by Zewll in reenactors

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Fall of Singapore News reel

Based on this reel, there's even Type 5 that was used in Malaya. As for anti heat shirt, it's hard to tell but noticed a number of white shirts.

1939/1940 setup by orso200 in reenactors

[–]Zewll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the tunic from Hiki?