Name/Title
1918-1919 8th Battalion Officer's Service Dress capEntry/Object ID
2022.7.29Description
1918-1919 8th Battalion (Winnipeg Rifles "Little Black Devils") officer's service dress cap. Khaki green fine napped wool crown, (wire stiffener), body (2 brass reinforced grommet holes each side), cap band. Attached to cap is Battalion cap badge in blackened silver, scrolled title HOSTI ACIE NOMINATI and gilt devil device, badge is 4 cms. square. Mid-brown leather chinstrap (w/adjustable sliders) (31.2 cm long x 1 cm wide), attached to the cap by two brass CANADA buttons. Stiffened peak in the same material.
The crown and body of the cap is lined with a diamond quilted light brown and green silk.
The peak underside is lined in light green ribbed "fabricoid" or celluloid. The sweatmade is made of a light brown leather (56 cm circumference x 5.5 cm wide).Use
Worn by an officer in the 8th BattalionContext
Service dress cap for officer 8th Battalion officer, made by London tailor, one of many makersInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
EngravingLocation
Cap badgeTranscription
Hosti Acie NominatiLanguage
LatinTranslation
Named by the Enemy ForceType
Clothing tagLocation
Sewn into crown liningTranscription
"EXTRA QUALITY
MANUFACTURED BY Ayres & Smith Ltd.
LONDON
FOR
CARPENTER & PACKER
MILITARY TAILORS
33 DUKE STREET
PICADILLY"Dimensions
Dimension Description
CapHeight
12 cmWidth
27.5 cmLength
29 cm
