A Unique First War Royal Flying Corps Side Cap By Thresher & Glenny Ltd GTRexclude the underside of the collar

the underside of the collar lined in reddish brown wool

where he was employed as an Assistant Postmaster and as a Chief Caretaker (1923-1940)

Living was sitting in the dark

this type of cotton armband was worn with the brown shirt

hinge wear on the interior

A Unique First War Royal Flying Corps Side Cap By Thresher & Glenny Ltd GTRexclude the underside of the collarThe is an interesting cap with unique features. As evident from the additional lug hole, this cap was indeed fitted with a different cap badge at an early point. This is very likely due to the owner being transfered into the RFC from a different regiment. More evidence of this can be found in the uniquely engraved buttons. Fabricated from an olive green khaki cotton wool blend with fold down flaps on either side, the flap on the right side held up