To this day the Wolseley helmet remains part of the dress uniform of much of the Canadian Army, and this included the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, which was unique in that it worn a blue puggaree.
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Regimental Identity and the 20th Century Khaki Helmet
Plain Wolesley helmet, dated 1913 and marked with the Canadian C/Arrow property mark.
When, in 1911, the Department of Militia & Defence (M&D) ordered the transition from the white Universal helmet to the white Wolseley pattern helmet they permitted existing pugarees to continue to be worn. This satisfied the need for regimental identities for most orders of dress. However, the 1904 introduction of drab Service Dress called for either a khaki cover to the helmet or a khaki helmet left the Militia with little opportunity for regimental expression. Continue reading