Last year I succumbed to my weakness buying neat, but not necessarily need to have stuff. On a Canadian Military Gear Sales website they listed a Canadian Bergen Rucksack for sale. Its missing the rope to pull the top closed (so I used some para cord) - and a photo I saw shows what looks like a toggle rope so I may change that out.

The Bergen has two names; one, stenciled, is W. PEACOCK and the other, written in black ink, is Capt L. E. Dickson. The initials W. P. are also stenciled under the flap. I haven't been able to find any information about either name; there are no unit markings on the rucksack anywhere. Here are some photos for you to view:





Just for fun, British Actor Jack Watson (1915-1999) played the Canadian Corporal Wilfrid Peacock in the movie The Devil's Brigade! (W. Peacock)