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Description
Mr. Henley describes two major issues with kilts. The first was that lice thrived in a kilt's seams, and the second was that mud froze to a kilts tail, thus badly chafing its wearer's legs.
Transcription
The kilt, it was a terrible piece of uniform for combat in this respect, lousy, a breeding place for millions of lice, all the seams. The only thing about it, it did keep your kidneys warm but in Passchendaele the mud on the back froze and every time you took a step that frozen mud it kept hitting you, the backs of your legs were raw. We come out of Passchendaele the end of November and then we got issued trousers again til spring.
Catégories
Kilts Were Dreadful
Médium
Video
Propriétaire
Veterans Affairs Canada
Guerre ou mission
First World War
Campagne
Passchendaele
Personne interviewée
Roy Henley
Branche
Army
Military Rank
Sergeant
Durée
0:52