Historical information
Escape scarf was issued to all military personnel, both army and airforce and personnel in theatres of war. The scarf was designed to provide information on escape routes if the soldier/pilot was captured.
The scarf was donated to the RSL by Cedric Hamilton Chindit WW2.
Significance
Unusual orange silk escape scarf with Burma and North Burma map. Colour may indicate that the scarf was primarily to be used for nighttime viewing.
Physical description
orange silk scarf with map of burma on one side and a map of north burma on the other side.
Inscriptions & markings
One side - Central Burma
Second side - North Burma
Subjects
References
- History of the escape scarf sites and history of the escape scarf covering asia
- Burma Campaign history of the burma campaign
- Australian War Memorial Escape or evasion maps
- Chindits: The British Guerilla The Chindits attacked japanese supply depots and rail and communication lines
