A Happy Man......

[Voltigeur]

The four millionth British soldier to be demobilised, Rifleman John Neale, aged 31, of the King's Royal Rifles, leaves his unit in Brussels, Belgium with his kit bag 9 February 1946. Rifleman Neale, of Hounslow, Middlesex, served as an officer's batman before demobilisation.
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Click on the pic.....KRRC plastic cap badge......????

Rifleman John Neale, aged 31, of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, arrives at 112 Transit Camp, Calais, and is greeted by the commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel W C Furminger, with a glass of champagne.

Personnal comment here: he seems rather "oldish" to be in the army....
Jo

[neale]

Perhaps he just had a long paper-round!
Looks happy to be coming home with his kit-bag.

[sketchley kid]

I was issued with one of those at Winchester in 1945.

[Toby Purcell]

There is a similarly sourced photo of a Pioneer Corps soldier being demobilised and then issued his ‘demob suit’ (2 images) who looks a lot more “oldish” Jo. Perhaps you can find it.

[Voltigeur]

Originally Posted by Toby Purcell

There is a similarly sourced photo of a Pioneer Corps soldier being demobilised and then issued his ‘demob suit’ (2 images) who looks a lot more “oldish” Jo. Perhaps you can find it.

© IWM (BU 8056)
Private Bill Krepper, aged 55 years, of the Pioneer Corps, holding up his 'demob' papers, at the Regent's Park demobilisation centre in London, 19 June 1945. Private Krepper of Penge, London, was one of the first British soldiers to be demobilised by the British Army. He had joined up on 27 May 1940. Prior to that, he had also served in France during the First World War.





© IWM (BU 8063)
Private Bill Krepper of the Pioneer Corps is assisted in the selection of his demob suit by a civilian tailor at the demobilisation clothing depot, Olympia, London.




© IWM (BU 8067)
Mr. Bill Krepper, late of the Pioneer Corps, leaves the demobilisation clothing depot at Olympia, London, as a civilian, wearing his demob suit.





© IWM (UNI 2965)
Waistcoat Grey pinstriped waistcoat of civilian style.

When servicemen completed their period of war service they went to a demobilisation centre for processing where their uniform and personal kit was exchanged for a civilian style clothing, known as a 'demob suit'. The man had a choice of clothing but this was limited to a double-breasted pinstripe three-piece suit, or a single-breasted jacket with flannel trousers. Headdress was the conventional felt hat or the optional flat cap. Two shirts (with matching collar studs); a tie; shoes and a raincoat completed ensemble that was produced for the War Department. Clothing was sized and labelled in much the same way as military clothing, together with the WD 'arrow' marking. An identifying label was fitted to the lower left sleeve of the jacket and this was detached when once the suit had been accepted.

[Toby Purcell]

That’s the exact man I meant Jo. Well spotted!

[Voltigeur]

Originally Posted by Toby Purcell

That’s the exact man I meant Jo. Well spotted!

Jo