page_title: 1908 Pattern Webbing
section_title: Service
hierarchical_section_title: 1908 Pattern Webbing / Service
caption_attribution_description: English: Soldiers of the Bermuda Militia Infantry cleaning kit in camp during the Second World War.
context_page_description: The 1908 Pattern Web Infantry Equipment was an innovative type of webbing equipment adopted by the British Army before World War I.
context_section_description: The 1908 Pattern Web Equipment was the main equipment with which the British and Imperial armies fought the First World War. The inability of the Mills factory to keep up with demand led to the introduction of a leather version, the 1914 Pattern Leather Equipment, which was intended for training and second line troops, but often found its way into the front lines. Twenty years after the end of that conflict, the 1908 webbing was replaced by the 1937 Pattern Web Equipment. However, the massive expansion of the British and Commonwealth armed forces immediately before and after the outbreak of World War II meant that the 1908 webbing continued in front line use for some time. Some British infantry units in India and Hong Kong were still using the 1908 webbing in 1941. The valise from the 1908 webbing continued to be used in the 1937 webbing.
caption: Bermuda Militia Infantry soldiers cleaning 1908 Pattern equipment during the Second World War
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