- Object type
- Clothing and accessories
- Date
-
Production: 1953
Regulation: 1949 - 1968 - Manufacturer
- British Beret Basque Ltd
- Subject(s)
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Civil Defence
Uniform - Associated person
- User: Dorothy Clisby (active 1930s - 1980s)
- Associated organisation
- Kensington and Chelsea Civil Defence Corps
- Associated activity
- Volunteering
- Inscriptions
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BRITISH BERET BASQUE LTD / BERETS, KNITTED, UNLINED, C.D.18. / 1953
- Dimensions
- Height x width x depth: 30 x 270 x 245mm
- Materials and technique
- Wool felt
- Related place(s)
-
Kensington and Chelsea
London - Credit line
- Gift of Miss N. Williamson, 1995
- Catalogue number
- SJA3070
Civil Defence Corps beret
The Civil Defence Corps was founded in 1949 in the face of the growing tensions of the Cold War. The standard uniform for the male and female volunteers would have been navy blue battledress, and a navy blue beret. The CDC emblem for England and Wales was a standing lion. This example features the king’s crown which was used alongside the queen’s crown into the 1960s. This beret was worn by Dorothy Clisby.
