Umm.. I'd probably wipe myself down with my GS beret and ask for something more stylish 
On another topic, I love little stories like that. My grandad was at Cassino and the Gothic line and never wanted to talk about battles or fighting or any of the stuff an 8 year old wants to hear, but he was full of little stories like your dad's. One of the few that I can remember is when he and his mates had been in a trench for 3 days with no enemy contact. One of them decided to go up top and get a bit of sun as they reckoned this was a quiet part of the line. Seconds later a burst of MG fire passes a few inches above this chap, who flies back into the trench in under a second whilst his mates took a week to stop laughing.
Was he the German or British grandad? 
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
The British one
The German one fought at the Somme and apparently had war stories that would make your toes curl.
You see the FS (field service) cap worn late war by some trades and corps. The GS cap isnt universal but is more common.
If you want to do infantry but dont want a GS cap do a guards motor rifles, they wore khaki berets june 44 onwards IIRC
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
For some reason the GS berets look fine in period pics but always look slightly
in real life.
The pic on SoF is very miss-leading. I got one dispite the bad press pics and they're fantastic quality from SoF. With a bit of wearing and sweat (or just a game in the rain ), it's sit just like period pics.
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If a chap was carrying some sort of explosive devise(s), is there a regulation issue bag that he should be carrying them in?
depends, if its satchel charge, it would be in a satchel or small pack 
Well that would make sense I suppose.
On the other hand surely they didn't just sling anything in the small pack and off you go? they must have had something special and interesting (not that small packs are not interesting).
Well I have to learn so I ordered this
Any good?
I have it... it's nice but won't tell you.
It only deals with standard stuff... but covers '08, '37 and '44 patterns...
I have it... it's nice but won't tell you.
It only deals with standard stuff... but covers '08, '37 and '44 patterns...
Well if I find it not interesting enough I will accidental drop it on the floor and send it back to the wholesalers. 
Is there not a really good British equipment reference, like the US one?
Not that I know of... not exactly in that form.
The main books I use a lot are:
Two superb books:
http://www.amazon.com/World-War-II-Tomm ... XTAHZE6EQ8
http://www.amazon.com/Khaki-Drill-Jungl ... _rech_dp_9
The closest to what your asking for... but with mistakes...
http://www.amazon.com/1944-45-BRITISH-S ... 896&sr=1-3
Partner volume to above, but not as useful for us....
http://www.amazon.com/1944-45-British-S ... 896&sr=1-4
and the "bible" of British uniforms and insignia:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/185409159X
Well I'll stick a couple more on the order and see tomorrow. 
On the other hand surely they didn't just sling anything in the small pack and off you go? they must have had something special and interesting (not that small packs are not interesting).
Well I have to learn so I ordered this
Any good?
I was a bit dissapointed with both the Brit and US webbing books.Some nice pics but far from being complete or definative guides to webbing 
The partner to Khaki Drill and Jungle Greens is also a very good book to have.
The partner to Khaki Drill and Jungle Greens is also a very good book to have.
Yup... the first book I listed is the new paperback version of that.
The paperback of the Khaki Drill book is out shortly too, though you chaps obviously have it in hardback already.
The webbing book is ok but only really covers the mass issue stuff. Quite often unusal bits crop up that the book is a blank on.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
I have a HB copy of the Brian L. Davis book - thankfully I didn't pay the Amazon prices for it. It's a very interesting, it has deffo helped my knowledge gain
Well the World War II Tommy book is all mine, the Web Equipment one was suspiciously damaged on arrival.
