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   slouch hat

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   • 1. a hat with a wide flexible brim.

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2. • Wide-brimmed felt or cloth hat

     • A slouch hat is a wide-brimmed felt or cloth hat most commonly worn as part of a military uniform, often, although not always, with a chinstrap.
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   What is a slouch hat made of?

   • The brim is made from rabbit-fur felt or wool felt and is always worn with a puggaree. The Army refers to the slouch hat by its official designation - hat khaki fur felt (KFF). The slouch hat became a famous symbol of the Australian fighting man during World War One and continued to be worn throughout World War Two.

   The slouch hat - Australian Army

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   When was a slouch hat invented?

   • The slouch hat made its first appearance overseas on the heads of troops fighting in the Boer War, and it added much to the mystique of the Australian bushmen. Around the time the first Commonwealth troops arrived in South Africa, the hat began to be more commonly worn with the left side turned up.

   The slouch hat: Trademark of the Australian Army

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   What is an Australian slouch hat?

   • The distinctive Australian slouch hat, sometimes called an "Australian bush hat" or "digger hat", has one side of the brim turned up or pinned to the side of the hat with a Rising Sun Badge in order to allow a rifle to be slung over the shoulder.

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   Why is a slouch hat so popular?

   • This style of hat has been worn for many hundreds of years, especially during the English Civil War when it became associated with the Cavaliers, the Royalist army of King Charles I. The Slouch Hat was also fashionable for the aristocracy throughout Europe during that time until it was superseded by the tricorn.

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   The slouch hat (also known as a hat KFF, or hat khaki fur felt) is worn as the standard ceremonial headress for all members of the Army, except those belonging to units or corps that have an official headress such as a beret, and is treated with the utmost care and respect.

5. www.army.gov.au › traditions › slouch-hatThe slouch hat - Australian Army

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   The slouch hat is an object strongly associated with Australian identity. The word ‘slouch’ refers to the sloping brim. The brim is made from rabbit-fur felt or wool felt and is always worn with a puggaree. The Army refers to the slouch hat by its official designation - hat khaki fur felt (KFF).

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   A Slouch Hat is a wide-brimmed felt hat with a chinstrap usually worn as part of a military uniform. Slouch Hat refers to the fact that one side droops with the other pinned against the side of the crown.

8. 5rar.asn.au › history-of-the-slouch-hatThe Slouch Hat: Trademark of the Australian Army – 5th ...

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   The slouch hat worn by the Queensland Mounted Infantry. These short brimmed slouch hats are a light khaki fur felt and consisted of a Queensland "Badge of the Colony" hat badge (Queen Victoria's Crown) on red cloth background, chin strap, four-fold khaki puggaree, and emu plumes.

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10. www.awm.gov.au › articles › encyclopediaThe slouch hat: Trademark of the Australian Army

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    The slouch hat made its first appearance overseas on the heads of troops fighting in the Boer War, and it added much to the mystique of the Australian bushmen. Around the time the first Commonwealth troops arrived in South Africa, the hat began to be more commonly worn with the left side turned up.

11. www.awm.gov.au › articles › encyclopediaSlouch hat - Australian War Memorial

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    Jul 17, 2014 · Slouch hat. The khaki hat, first adopted into Australian military service in 1885 when it was chosen for the newly-formed Victorian Mounted Rifles, featured a high-domed crown and a narrow brim. The brim was turned up on the right side. The colony of New South Wales adopted a felt hat for its mounted troops. In 1890, local military commandants ...

12. www.amosa.org.au › origin-of-the-slouch-hatOrigin of the Slouch Hat - Army Museum of SA - amosa.org.au

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    The slouch hat is an object strongly associated with Australian military identity. The word ‘slouch’ refers to the sloping brim. The brim is made from rabbit-fur felt or wool felt and is always worn with a puggaree.