Mark Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 HI All Can anyone help identify this bag it looks like a cover for a sleeping bag and has the following information on it as follows HMT Empire Fowey Captain R.V. Ballard R.E. S.B. LTD 1943 342658 It is made from canvas and has a hood for the head to fit in, all help appreciated Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 The Empire Fowey was a troopship in 1945/6. http://britisharmedforces.org/troopship_59.gif[/img] Used to be the "Pottsdam" belonging to North German Lloyd. Thats all I can say...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Officers (used to) get a sleeping bag issued with a number of ancillaries. By and large, in Recce nobody ever used the ancillaries. ISTR that there was a canvas cover like you describe. In the 70s and 80s they were G1098 stores issued by Eskimo Ness, the SQMS, so they wouldn't have been anybody's personal item on permanent issue. It is however entirely reasonable 30 years earlier that non-combat officers got them issued on a more-permanent basis and bothered to stencil their details on them. I'd guess you guessed right first time. ;o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 Thanks, so the navy would have had these issued as well and it is just a cover for a sleeping bag for all intents and purposes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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