10th Liverpool Scottish, attributed Officer’s feather bonnet c. 1908-14

A very fine and rare example by Moore Taggart & Co of Glasgow. Dyed Ostrich feathers with five tails and retaining silk ribbons. To the body of the bonnet, a diced band of regimental pattern, edged with velvet and mounted with a black silk rosette bearing silvered badge viz. crowned oval “THE KING’S LIVERPOOL REGIMENT’ resting in thistle sprays; to voided centre, a thistle ornamented bar “SCOTTISH”. The interior retails crimson leather sweatband  and silk adjustable top. Complete with black patent leather chin strap (fragile) . Remains in very good clean condition. Fitted with correct replacement white cut feather plume.

Attributed to Captain George Fryer Dickinson (Born 1886). Educated: Rugby School, Inner Temple and Cambridge. Barrister. (Family part of Hill Dickinson, Solicitors). Joined 10th (Scottish) Bn, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment TF in 1908 and commissioned 1909. Embarked (with his brother RFB Dickinson) aboard the SS Maidan 1s November 1914 for France with 1/10 KLR. Wounded at Hooge in Liverpool Scottish charge 16th June 1915. Evacuated to UK and posted to 3/10 KLR and then staff appointments in UK