H.Johnson
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Permission to expand the thread?
It seems that there is some interest in and knowledge of British and Empire (Commonwealth)1930s - 1940s battledress, so without wishing to offend people by dominating the thread (superciliously, of course) how about some discussion. It's long been a topic of considerable interest to me, anyway. Here's a list of what we could include in more por :
Battledress, Serge. (a.k.a. '1937 Pattern')
Battledress, Utility Overall (brown canvas)
Battledress, Serge 1940 Pattern
Battledress, Olive Drab, War Aid (made in US)
Battledress, Denim Green (early pattern, until 1943)
Battledress, Denim Green (late, issued until 1960s)
Battledress, Serge 1946 Pattern (copy Canadian BD, shows pocket buttons).
Battledress, Serge 1947 Pattern ('American' collar, shows pocket buttons).
Battledress, 1949 Pattern (small collar, shows pocket buttons).
Plus, there are the semi-official 'Indian Army' Aertex BD blouses.
Leaving aside the US versions and 'Ike' jackets (which I will respectfully leave to our American loungers, the post-war 'spin-offs' include BD made for:
France - until 1960s, 'US' style collar, features of 1940 Pattern. Cheap!
Belgium - well after WW2
Greece - made in UK to 1937 Pattern.
I have a number of the above, but my 'wearing' favourites are the Canadian (for its quality) and the 1947 Pattern (for its style). This weather (hot!) I wear the Indian Aertex most, though!
It seems that there is some interest in and knowledge of British and Empire (Commonwealth)1930s - 1940s battledress, so without wishing to offend people by dominating the thread (superciliously, of course) how about some discussion. It's long been a topic of considerable interest to me, anyway. Here's a list of what we could include in more por :
Battledress, Serge. (a.k.a. '1937 Pattern')
Battledress, Utility Overall (brown canvas)
Battledress, Serge 1940 Pattern
Battledress, Olive Drab, War Aid (made in US)
Battledress, Denim Green (early pattern, until 1943)
Battledress, Denim Green (late, issued until 1960s)
Battledress, Serge 1946 Pattern (copy Canadian BD, shows pocket buttons).
Battledress, Serge 1947 Pattern ('American' collar, shows pocket buttons).
Battledress, 1949 Pattern (small collar, shows pocket buttons).
Plus, there are the semi-official 'Indian Army' Aertex BD blouses.
Leaving aside the US versions and 'Ike' jackets (which I will respectfully leave to our American loungers, the post-war 'spin-offs' include BD made for:
France - until 1960s, 'US' style collar, features of 1940 Pattern. Cheap!
Belgium - well after WW2
Greece - made in UK to 1937 Pattern.
I have a number of the above, but my 'wearing' favourites are the Canadian (for its quality) and the 1947 Pattern (for its style). This weather (hot!) I wear the Indian Aertex most, though!