By: peranne

peranne — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:23:38 +0000

Thank you Tom! My experience with the military uniforms in NC definitely helped to prepare me for the task

By: Tom Belton

Tom Belton — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:16:19 +0000

Great looking exhibit. Love the display of Corporal Willie Apiata”s uniform and firearms. Good job. Tom Belton, retired curator of military history, North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

By: Adele

Adele — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:33:48 +0000

UNIFORMS, am all for Uniforms, they identify folk, be it Army, nursing. School or groups… My job back in London was fitting school chilldren for schools, one group were for the children with ones with limbs missing, or burnt skin… this is when the new VELCRO came into being, we would have uniform made up and instead of buttons as many couldnt do them up, we used velcro and they could push again a door or wall and it was do up the garment for them.. Look how much smarter folk are in Uniforms instead of mufti. they are proud to say who they are or what they do… I have an old blue gabardine raincoat, Queen Margaret one, perhaps I should donate it to Te Papa, I bought it as loved it, not my school, I am from London.. Look how smart nurses used to look in uniform with a nurse cap on to finish it off, I have a photograph of my late Grandmother in long uniform.. lovely.. and Ellen Dougherty, First Registered Nurse in the World, I have her photograph, in fact have all her history here at Clareville. Uniforms.. great idea.. remember gloves with your uniform and hats? Schools are not as smart these days without these items… must get down to Te Papa….

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