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United States Army. Most of
these armies adopted puttees during or
shortly before World War I.
Puttees were in
general use by the
British Army as part...
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Arthur W.
Puttee (August 25, 1868 –
October 21, 1957) was a British-Canadian
printer and politician.
Puttee was the
first Labour Member of Parliament...
- 11, 2011). "MV Blue
Puttees draws rave reviews". The Telegram.
Retrieved August 2, 2013. "Marine
Atlantic Purchases MV Blue
Puttees, MV Highlanders". CBC...
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recruits in the
regiment were
nicknamed the "Blue
Puttees" due to the
unusual colour of the
puttees,
chosen to give the
Newfoundland Regiment a unique...
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elite corps of officers, and that the army "would not lack a
button on its
puttees". He ****ured the
Emperor that the
French army
could have four
hundred thousand...
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modified uniform with
reinforcement patches on the
elbows and
knees and
puttees to
replace the
boots of 1914.
Active 1916–1918
Country German
Empire Branch...
- were not
enough regulation khaki puttees (leg wrappings) for all the soldiers. The 48th had to wear
unofficial blue
puttees. The King
inquired as to why the...
- and to
provide a
measure of
ankle support. At first,
these were
usually puttees—strips of
thick woollen cloth resembling a
large bandage—which were wrapped...
- worn as
protection against snake bites.
Gaiters fill the same
function as
puttees, a part of
numerous military uniforms.
Gaiters known as
jambieres (derived...
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Atlantic announced the
names of the new vessels: MV Blue
Puttees and MV Highlanders. Blue
Puttees went into
service March 2011, with
Highlanders following...
