Canadian RCE Battle Dress Jacket
Canadian Battle Dress jacket as intended for a Canadian RCE (Royal Canadian Engineers) Captain within the 1st Canadian Army. The Canadian made Battledress was made according to the British 1937 Pattern. The Battledress was the standard uniform for all Army Personnel, officers and other ranks in the theatres of operations. This Battledress is is nicely maker marked and dated 1943, the jacket is also marked with a Canadian 'broad-arrow' marking. The battledress is size 12 marked. The jacket has been period tailored having an open style collar which was beloved by officers. Machine-sewn to the tunic is a pair of nicely British made machine-embroidered 'Royal Canadian Engineers' titles, above a pair of 1st Canadian Army flashes. Three blue coloured rank pips indicating a Captain within the Engineers are nicely hand-sewn to each shoulder-board. The tunic comes together with a nice original lanyard and a single ribbon-bar which is sewn directly to the breast. All insignia are original period applied. Great original tunic in good used condition!
