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Originally Posted by fairlie63
If it is an Australian manufactured example then we did not adopt battledress until well after the Second World War and wore it until 1996. There was however a British pattern battledress, if it was Australian-made I can't confirm, that was issued to armour, 1 Para Bn, and some independent companies from about 1941, but was withdrawn about 1943. It did look similar to this pattern.
Keith
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I have a 41 dated Australian made example, you can always tell them by the rubber shoulder strap buttons even if the labels are missing. I have no info on to whom they were supplied, though I as you say armour units used them they also made a wartime tropical version I think.