Ww1 british trench coat

First World War (1914-1918) British Army Uniforms Category - History in the Making

Trench coats became popularized during World War I when soldiers would wear them in trenches for protection.

{Picture, Caption: The Christmas Truce portrayed rather romantically by the Illustrated London News in January 1915} On Boxing Day 1914, Pte. 9689 of the London Rifle Brigade, wrote to his mother Mrs Williamson at ‘Eastern Road, Brockley, S.E.’ : “Dear Mother, I am writing from the trenches. It is 11 o’clock in the morning. Beside […]

Artist/maker unknown, American Worn by Mrs. Francis John Rumpf (American, 1895–1983)

Highland Territorials in a trench, La Gorgue, France, by H. D. Girdwood, 1915

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Officer's British Warm (Thresher & Glenny Catalog, 1915)

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WW1 Trench Coat- from the trenches of WW1. Double breasted, single vent in the back, usually tan in color and below the knee length. Tie-able belt with loops