Japanese Made Canteen Clasps worn over the epaulette

worn over the epaulette

thought to be late or post-war and shot in the United States

One of the cross straps is coming loose but these were often removed to enable the bag to be worn more comfortably as an everyday bag rather than a gas mask bag

with the inscription GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN on the headstone

called up to the Warwickshire Yeomanry and later posted to the Royal Artillery

Japanese Made Canteen Clasps worn over the epauletteA post World War Two item, canteen Japan marked, and in the style of the American 1940s canteens. These were popular camping items produced for the civilian market in the years after the war. Useful for filling a pouch maybe.