Royal Navy White Duck Rating Cap with HMS Cap Tally
This white Duck cap was worn by British Royal Navy Sailors during WW2 in the Middle east and summer campaigns.
The Cap tally was changed to just HMS instead of mentioning which ship the sailor served for security reasons so spies could not tell which type of ship was in port.
- White Duck cotton Wool cap
- silk cap tally
- Tuck away chinstrap
- Round WW2 shape
Post WW2 the shape of the cap was changed to an oval so it fitted better on the head and a sailor could then not push it all the way to the back of his head exposing a lot of hair and looking very un-military.
