Various Service Jackets

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	British Red Cross Society, Australian Division, woman's wool gabardine jacket. The assistant quartermaster's single padded cloth rank star on both of the epaulettes is embroidered in bullion wire. Oxidised brass curved 'AUSTRALIA' shoulder titles and a single letter 'R' have also been fitted to the outer end of both of the epaulettes.
Fitted to both of the lapels is an oxidised brass collar badge that is similar to the Australian Army general service 'Rising Sun' badge but it has a red enamel cross in the centre, a King's Crown superimposed on the rays near the top, and 'AUSTRALIA' in the scroll at the bottom. 'J R GAUNT LONDON' is impressed in the rear of the collar badges. Pinned to the lapel below the right collar badge is another oxidised brass guild(?) badge. It is circular, with a King's Crown protruding from the top, above the Royal Arms, and then a two part cypher 'H/MR/G'. Below the left side collar badge is a ribbon bar for 1914-15 Star, British War Medal 1914-20, and Victory Medal. At the bottom of the front of the jacket on both sides there is a patch pocket with a buttoned flap. A simple buttoned belt is held to the waistline by small tape belt loops. There are three straight woven stripes on both of the upper arms. On the lower right arm is an inverted embroidered chevron with two blue overseas service stripes on khaki cloth backing. Above both of the cuffs is woven blue and white braid on black cloth backing. The braid has two wide bands of blue divided by a narrow white band. The black plastic buttons on the front of the jacket, the epaulettes, the cuffs, the pockets, and belt, have 'BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY' around the edge and a shield embossed with a cross in the centre. The jacket is fully lined with white polished cotton. The maker's label is sewn inside the back of the jacket at the top.
	Khaki wool winter service dress jacket. The jacket is fully lined and has four pockets, two inset below the waist with flaps over the opening, and two pleated breast pockets with buttoned flaps. The jacket has a back vent and is fitted at the waist, flaring slightly over the hips. The jacket has a fold down collar and is fastened at the front by four brass Australian Military Force buttons. A belt of the same fabric is fastened around the waist by a metal slide buckle. A white maker's label is sewn inside the collar.
The jacket has rising sun collar badges and 'AUSTRALIA' shoulder titles. These titles have been adapted from the VAD uniform, with the 'VAD' letters removed. There is a colour patch for 128 General Hospital sewn on the upper left arm and a woven Red Cross badge on the right. The pockets contain a booklet of Red Cross matches, a train ticket from Townsville to Rocky Creek and some scrap paper with an address.
	Light weight cotton drill jacket in khaki drab. The jacket is long sleeved with four patch pockets. Two are below the waist and secured with button fastened flaps. The other two are pleated patch breast pockets also with button fastened flaps. The jacket is fitted at the waist and flares slightly over the hips. An inverted pleat is sewn into the back below the yoke for ease of wear.
The jacket has a fold down collar and is fastened at the front by five brass Australian Military Force buttons. A belt of the same fabric is fastened around the waist by a metal slide buckle. A white maker's label is sewn inside the collar. The shoulder straps have embroidered 'AUSTRALIA' titles attached and a Red Cross badge is sewn onto the right arm.
	Australian Army Other Ranks pattern khaki cotton drill service dress jacket with rank insignia of sergeant major (not warrant officer). The pair of patch pockets on the breast are pleated and the bottom edge of their flaps curve up slightly towards the sides. A pair of darts run from under the collar tab to the top of the corresponding breast pocket. The removable general service buttons are oxidised brass but collar badges and shoulder titles have never been fitted to the jacket. Sewn onto the upper right sleeve is a sergeant's woven chevron with a large padded embroidered crown above it. Both of the cuffs have been taken up rather crudely.
There is a brass belt hook on both sides of the waist. Five evenly spaced small white buttons have been sewn onto the inside to the collar in a line. The maker's embroidered name tape has been sewn on below them. This jacket was worn by 205 Staff Sergeant George Thomas Collier. Enlisted in the Australian Navy & Military Expeditionary Force at Melbourne on 21 November 1914 and embarked for service in New Guinea a week later.

Australian Army officers khaki wool gabardine service dress jacket without badges of rank. The stand and fall collar is small.

The pair of patch pockets on the breast have a wide central pleat and the bottom edge of their flap is scalloped.

The pair of plain patch pockets below the waistband are large, and they have a simple square flap.

A small pocket has been hidden behind the waistband on the front right side adjacent to the bottom button.

There are brass belt hooks on both sides at the back. The general service buttons are dull brass. The general officers gorgets are embroidered with an oak leaf pattern in bullion wire. Above the left breast pocket is a two-tier ribbon bar representing the award of;

Order of the Bath	Order of Saint Michael & Saint George
Distinguished Service Order	Distinguished Conduct Medal
Queen's South Africa Medal (1899-1902)	King's South Africa Medal (1901-1902)
1914-15 Star	Imperial Russian Order of Saint Anne
French Croix de Guerre	He would later have qualified for the British War Medal and the Victory Medal

On both sleeve shoulders is the red vertically aligned rectangular colour patch of 15 Brigade Headquarters, AIF. The cuffs are pointed and above the point of the left cuff is a bullion wire wound stripe. The jacket is lined with cotton twill fabric. There is a small pocket let into the lining of the breast on the left side. A maker's label is sewn inside the pocket.

This jacket was worn by Brigadier General Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott, 15 Brigade Headquarters, AIF, during the fighting at Villers Bretonneux on 25 April 1918.

Australian Army Citizens Military Force officers private purchase khaki wool gabardine service dress jacket.

Captain's oxidised brass rank insignia and curved 'AUSTRALIA' shoulder titles are fitted to the epaulettes.

The gilt brass finish on the general service collar badges has worn off the outward facing surface of both badges.

The pair of patch pockets on the breast are pleated and the bottom edge of their flap is scalloped.

The pair of patch pockets below the waistband are plain and the bottom edge of their flaps curve up slightly at the sides.

A pocket with a slit opening has been secreted behind the waistband on the right side. The large general service buttons are from a greatcoat and they have been lacquered. Sewn onto both sleeve shoulders are horizontally aligned oval-shaped purple (now faded to grey/blue) over red miniature colour patches of 38 battalion AIF.

Below them are crudely made vertically aligned rectangular brown and yellow colour patches of 31 Battalion CMF. Marks and wear adjacent to the colour patches indicate that other colour patches were originally fitted to the jacket.

There is a brass belt on both sides of the waist. The tail of the jacket has a vent in the centre that extends from the bottom hem of the jacket to the waistband. The jacket is lined with polished cotton, the body being bronze coloured and the sleeves cream. The lining of the right front panel is very frayed. There is a small pocket let into the lining at the top of the left front panel. It has a small tape loop above it, and a maker's label sewn onto its lining on the inside. Another buttoned pocket that has a slit opening has been let into the lining below the waistline on the same side.

Khaki service dress jacket

Associated with 3789835 Pte. C. Gilbert, 3 RAR. He was called up in the 6th intake of National Servicemen.

Entered military service 28/9/66.

He served for 18 months as a rifleman and orderly, including time in Vietnam.

Australian Army Other Ranks (Trooper Campbell, 6 Light Horse Regiment, AIF) pattern khaki woollen service dress jacket, which has been tailored from Australian early-war type fabric.

Fitted to the epaulettes are large 'LH' titles and curved 'AUSTRALIA' titles in oxidised brass. Holes in the epaulettes indicate that numeric titles were fitted but have been removed.

Fitted to the collar tabs are unofficial oxidised brass regimental collar badges that were adopted whilst the unit was overseas.

Both of the badges are left hand (they face to the right). They feature a fighting cock, a number '6', and a scroll 'L.H.RGT / A.I.F. / FIGHT ON FIGHT EVER'. The pair of patch pockets on the breast are pleated and the bottom edge of their flaps are pointed.The pair of patch pockets below the waistband, which is an integral belt with a removable brass buckle, are plain and their flaps are also pointed. The brown leather used for the buttons has been pressed to imitate plaited leather, and they appear to have been lacquered. The second button is a replacement that is slightly larger than the others.

Sewn onto both sleeve shoulders is the rectangular green over red colour patch of 6 Light Horse Regiment, AIF. A small black plastic button is fitted to each cuff and the belt. Above the left cuff is an embroidered overseas service chevron with two blue stripes. It has been hand-sewn onto the sleeve using thick black thread which appears as a dotted line around the edge of the badge. A 55mm pleat runs down the centre of the back of the jacket and it has another pair of pleats on either side, which is unusual.

The side seams are also unusual because they sweep backwards from the armpit and form the edge of the pleated section on the back of the jacket. A maker's label has been sewn inside the yoke of the unlined jacket. Near the edge of the maker's label is part of an acceptance stamp, which was apparently applied before the label was sewn into the jacket, because the missing details are not printed on the adjacent fabric.