Cuilionn, I think youre drawing a long bow there. With the weather "unco' and grey" its not likely that there are any bright rooms / chambers about. Just a couple of comments on the "translations" swaddies/squaddies aka PBI is a general term for other ranks (equivalent to the US term "grunt"). Its unlikely that the drummies webbing would have been leather, blancoed canvas much more likely. Another bit of info I remember reading, but can't lay my hand on the reference at the moment, that the 51st were piped ashore at Salerno, the pipe major playing on an LST and broadcast over the ships tannoy. Highly doubtful if he was wearing white webbing at the time though!

Pete M