A skirt served my grandfather well in the first world war | Brief letters

Men in skirts | Government priorities | The misery of January | Harriet Beecher Stowe | Give pants a chance Re your letters about men's skirts (12 January), I am proud to say that my grandfather fought his way through the whole of the first world war wearing a khaki skirt. As a soldier he was part of the London Scottish regiment fighting in the trenches. Furthermore, it is said that his fellow soldiers told that he shaved every day.Mary TippettsBristol It's useful to get a clear sight of what re...