Collapsible wash basin used by Major A D F White, The North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's), Palestine, 1947

Green canvas wash basin.

This canvas wash basin was designed to rest on collapsible legs and could be folded up for transport. Major A D F White saw service in World War Two (1939-1945) and was one of nearly 100,000 British soldiers deployed in Palestine by late 1947. He also served in the Malaya.