The idea for this project came about after seeing Matthew Williamson’s post on Facebook on the Second Boer War Re-enactment page. He took the “Boer War” What Price Glory tunic and reworked it into a proper Pattern 1896 khaki drill tunic.
The What Price Glory tunic is based on the Pattern 1906 khaki drill tunic and needs some alterations to be used for Boer War re-enactments. I figured I could draw upon the talents of my well known tailors (ie, my mom and sister) to duplicate Matthew’s project.
Puttees, also known as leg wraps, have been worn in various forms since antiquity. Every possible manner of wrapping them has already been invented. However, those re-enactors that don't have somebody to show them how to do it, end up having to figure it out for themselves with varying degrees of success...
The Haversack is an important and often overlooked part of the soldiers gear. In the British Army, it is also known as a bread bag and was used to carry the soldiers food rations.
Haversacks have been used for a long time, but by the 1700's the British Army started to standardize the sizes so that each soldier could carry the prescribed amount of food that was issued, and no less.
VEMRA once again held it's annual, and very popular, one night only fundraiser of amateur dramatics on the last Saturday of September.
This year, as with most years there were four skits presented. Each was stationed in a different area of Fort Rodd Hill.
And despite facing stiff competition from the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Victoria, and less than ideal weather conditions, it still ended up being a very successful night.
This past weekend we had our most recent event out at Fort Rodd Hill.
Fab Forts is always a very casual, fun event where anything goes. Some of us dust off that impression that rarely sees the light of day, others create a whole new one, and most just wear their favorite tried and true.
This year turned out to be a fairly busy day, with Rome being one of the most popular attractions.
