Mine Clearance Marker 1944

1944 dated and show that it was made by ‘H&S’. H&S stands for Hampton & Sons, a major supplier of canvas and webbing to the British Army in the Second World War. The numbers are a stores code to help identify The white colour of the marker helped the clearance team quickly identify where they needed to check and remove a potential landmine.

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Normally mine detection and mine clearance were done by separate men. Once the detector found a possible contact he marked its position for the follow up clearance team to remove. This was frequently done using small folding markers:The marker is made from a galvanised wire frame with a hinge on the top, white, truncated pyramid of cloth is sewn to this in such a way that the marker can be folded flat for storage or opened out in use.

Mine Clearance Marker 1944

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