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Rugby Cap, 1 DLI
Rugby Cap, 1st Battalion DLI, 1930s.
This rugby cap belonged to Colonel Frank Simpson, who was a keen Regimental sportsman. The cap is dark green with an orange tassel and an embroidered Regimental badge of '68th' in red above a red rugby ball. Officers of the 1st Battalion DLI often called their battalion the '68th' in memory of the old 68th Light Infantry.
Acc No: 1929
Date:
1930-1940
Item Type:
photograph
Reference:
1929
Rugby Cap, 1 DLI is an object from the Durham Light Infantry (DLI) Collection.
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