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A
slouch hat is a wide-brimmed
felt
hat with
a chinstrap most commonly worn as part of
a military
uniform.
The distinctive Australian slouch hat has
one side of the brim turned up or pinned
to the side of the hat in order to allow
a rifle to be slung over the shoulder. While
this style of hat did not originate in Australia,
it has become associated with the Australian
military since World War I, when it was
manufactured by the Akubra company for the
army. This slouch hat is still worn by the
Australian military today.
The slouch hat is also associated
with the Gurkha regiments
of the British Army and
Indian Army (formerly the
British Indian Army) and
is still worn by the Gurkhas
but is not worn on active
service anymore. The 2nd
Gurkha Rifles were the first
Gurkha regiment to adopt
the hat. The Gurkha hat
is created by the fusion
of two hats into one to
make the hat more rigid
and is worn at at angle,
tilted to the right.
The Chindits and other units of the British Fourteenth Army who fought against the Japanese in the Far East during the Second World War also became associated with the slouch hat (which is also known as the bush hat in the British Army). The slouch hat was also used by a number of units in the British Empire, including the Royal West African Frontier Force.
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