Editing Wellington boot (section)

=== World War I ===

Production of the Wellington boot was dramatically boosted with the advent of [[World War I]] and a requirement for footwear suitable for the conditions in Europe's flooded and muddy [[trench warfare|trenches]]. The North British Rubber Company (now [[Hunter Boot Ltd]]) was asked by the [[War Office]] to construct a boot suitable for such conditions. The mills ran day and night to produce immense quantities of these trench boots. In total, 1,185,036 pairs were made to meet the [[British Army]]'s demands.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}