Dec 13, 2021
Dec 13 1917 Near Ypres, Belgium, war photographer David McLellan takes this photo, IWM Q 8369, of soldiers. One of them is wearing a New Zealand lemon squeezer hat.
The Kiwi ‘lemon squeezer’ hat in the Gallipoli Campaign by William George Malone. It was designed to mirror the mountain of his home, Mount Taranaki, and also handle the rain. It was first adopted by Malone’s Wellington Regiment but was later expanded to the uniform of the NZ Infantry Division on Jan 1 1916.
Colourized by Royston Leonard
