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Old 08-12-20, 07:35 PM
Jackhr Jackhr is offline
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Originally Posted by MartinRF View Post
Yes, of the eight (8) A.I.F. tunics that I have managed to secure over the years - two KD (one Australian-made OR's, one Egyptian-made Officer's), two OR's Australian-made CP, two OR's British-made CP, one Officer's British-made SD, one OR's British-made private purchase CP - only the three came directly out of Australia as trades...all of six pairs of breeches, also a hospital blues walking out tunic, two great coats, two shirts and several pairs of (darned) socks all came from searching here in the UK...from research in to the 1919 Nominal Roll, it appears to me that up to 6%+ of the A.I.F. took discharge in the UK rather than return to Australia - presumably because they were British born migrants with UK jobs/marriages already arranged...their clothing remained with them upon their discharge...(8{

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Well you have done very well with that little hoard , If you find time any chance of seeing the others including the blues ?? Any slouch hats or sd caps??

Thanks Rob
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