Camouflaged face veil, 1950-1951
veil, face, camouflage, veil
Accession Number
NAM.2000-09-99-1
Description
Camouflaged face veil, worn as a choker by Colonel Leslie Collingwood Sharpe, Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own), in Korea, 1950-1951. Face veils could be used in a number of ways including protecting the face from dust or as camouflage. This veil was also used as a choker, to keep the neck warm in Korea.
Campaigns
Korea (1950-1953)
Associated collection
