Original American Used British Battledress, 9th Air Force, Large Size Photographs but are very rarely seen

but are very rarely seen in this enormous size

The three cuff stripes denote a rank of Seaman

BWM and Vic - 1716 PTE D

A period silk hankerchief bearing an image of Nelson's Column

Original American Used British Battledress, 9th Air Force, Large Size Photographs but are very rarely seenAn original British Battledress tunic, 1940 pattern. This is the austerity pattern that did away with the extra material used to make the fly front as well as removing pleats on the pockets. The Americans entered the war wearing the M 1941 jacket. This jacket was quite unpopular, it was difficult to clean, not very hard wearing and not particularly warm in the harsh UK climate. The ETO jacket was the answer to this, it was designed from British