This domed style with medium width brim is the hallmark hat of the Great War. As with all hats the hairstyle underneath had a large influence on the design. A transition had taken place from the wide hat supporting hairstyles of Edwardian years through side-swirl styles to these modest centre or off-centre parting styles of the Great War. In most hairstyles from this time the longer hair at the back will be coiled in a bun or controlled by some other method. There would be enough bulk at the back to use a hat-pin if required. It is plain from photographic evidence that this hat and the falling collar were contemporaries . So popular was this style of hat, it was chosen for many women's uniforms. | Usually this hat will be decorated with hatband of wide ribbon | Written on the back Muriel K. Beverton x Oct 1916 |