Who wears these WW1 jackets?

[darren8763]

Hi. I'm a novice. I've been selling a few WW1 postcards on ebay and keep coming across men wearing these jackets. I've had no luck using google images so thought I'd ask the experts here. Thanks.

[54Bty]

They are for Military Hospitals.

Marc

[Mike_2817]

Looks like hospital uniform known as 'Hospital Blues (This is I think a re-creation)



This is a cast picture from 'Downton Abbey'

[gb64]

Hello Darren,just as Marc said for wear whilst at military hospital I have a photo in the same vain as that one which shows my Grandfarther in the same I believe blue ? Uniform he was taken there after being gased in WW1

Regards
Gerard

[darren8763]

Wow, you guys are fast. Thank you very much for that. I can now stop making a fool of myself on ebay.

[NorthStafford]

Originally Posted by darren8763

Wow, you guys are fast. Thank you very much for that. I can now stop making a fool of myself on ebay.

You never make a fool of yourself by asking but you can make a fool of yourself by being too proud to ask. What is blindingly obvious to one person can easily be completely unknown to another.

[darren8763]

Actually, I need to thank you all again, for relisted and revised cards with this new information have sold today.

[BWEF]

Red tie, white shirt and blue uniform.

The wounded soldiers said that, although they didn't mind fighting for the flag, they did object to being dressed in it!

I believe I once read that it was first introduced in order to stop the men being served in pubs. Can anybody confirm this?