Decorated kibbutz hat : Lieutenant Colonel A H Lofts, United Nations Treaty Supervision Organisation

Khaki cotton drill soft work hat with brim. There are nine rows of top stitching around the brim. The crown is lined with striped cotton. The exterior is decorated with cloth patches and metal badges, which include: United Nations cloth patch; 'NORWAY' cloth sleeve badge; 'ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOONS' cloth shoulder title; 'BELGIUM' cloth shoulder title; 'SVERIGE' cloth sleeve badge; 'INDIA' cloth shoulder title; 'JUGOSLAVIJA' sleeve badge; 'BRASIL' cloth shoulder title; 'DANMARK' cloth shoulder title; 'COMMANDO' cloth shoulder title; 'CANADA' cloth shoulder title; 'JE MAINTIENDRAI' shoulder title and two unidentified cloth rank badges. The metal badges include Ghanaian Army metal cap badge; Swedish officer's uniform button; Indian 8 Light Cavalry (Armoured) dress button; US officer's dress button; Italian Armoured Corps cap badge; Danish metal officer's dress button; Royal Canadian Dragoons metal button; and a number of other metal cap badges and buttons from the participating contingents to United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO).

Related to the service of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hugh Lofts, Australian Army, who served with the United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) in 1960 and United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, Middle East (UNTSO) for a few years thereafter. The hat was given to him as an example of a worker's hat when he visited an Israeli kibbutz and he subsequently decorated it with badges and buttons given to him by other peacekeepers in UNTSO.