That's very detailed information, Keith -- many thanks. I have the 1962-dated mess jacket to Lt Col M D Jellie, RAE. Not only was he a member of the RAE troop attached to 1st Australian Parachute Bn in WW2, but his son Alan was KIA in Vietnam while serving in the Army Aviation Corps 161 Sqn, shot down in a Pilatus Porter on 3 Dec 1969. I would like to restore the collar badges which are missing; you're certainly right about the amount of room on the lapels for such a relatively large badge.
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