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puttees

human history
  • Other Name

    puttees : NZ Engineers, post-WW1 (descriptive name)

    JL Thompson, NZ Engineers, Territorials, 1936-1939 (associated name)

  • Description

    pair of woollen puttees that belonged to JL Thompson, NZ Engineers, Territorials, 1936-1939

    puttees; woollen

  • Place
    [New Zealand]
  • Associated Place

    New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    1989.154
  • Other Id

    U296.3 (uniform)

    U296.4 (uniform)

  • Department

    History

    War History

Images and documents

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 1989.154, U296.3, U296.4
  • Public Access Text

    Mr JL Thompson was in 1st Field Coy NZ Engineers between 1936-1939. Between 1914-1939 Territorials used 1914-1918 equipment. They wore puttees and riding breeches. Note in the Mounted Rifles puttees were put on from the top downwards finishing at the ankle, whereas Engineers put puttees on from the bottom upwards with tapes around calf and tied on outside of leg. They wore army boots over this. The wide web belt was a "service" belt [Patt.

    1908?], the narrow one was for "walking out". A bayonet was carried in the web frog on the left side with water bottle on the right side; haversack on left held mess gear.

  • Place
    [New Zealand]
  • Date
    Circa 1936
  • Associated Notes

    pair of woollen puttees that belonged to JL Thompson, NZ Engineers, Territorials, 1936-1939

    Mr JL Thompson was in 1st Field Coy NZ Engineers between 1936-1939. Between 1914-1939 Territorials used 1914-1918 equipment. They wore puttees and riding breeches. Note in the Mounted Rifles puttees were put on from the top downwards finishing at the ankle, whereas Engineers put puttees on from the bottom upwards with tapes around calf and tied on outside of leg. They wore army boots over this. The wide web belt was a "service" belt [Patt. 1908?], the narrow one was for "walking out". A bayonet was carried in the web frog on the left side with water bottle on the right side; haversack on left held mess gear.

  • Associated Event
    post-WW1
    Pre WW2
  • Associated Person

     Mr J L Thompson

     New Zealand Engineers (post-1923)

  • Associated Place

    New Zealand

  • Media

    wool (hair)/hair/animal material

  • Classification

    puttees

    uniforms

    Puttee

    Footwear

    Clothing

    03 Personal Artifacts

  • Last Update
    12 Jul 2023
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