I suspect that
1. There was an embroidered on felt Malaya Comd sign on the right sleeve - on press studs since it would not have survived the dhobi.
2. The 63 Gurkha Bde sign was a later addition (making the garment a souvenir of his tour in the Far East).
In Europe formation signs sewn on the portion of the neck tie that was invisible when worn was a common practice in the early 1960s - making the tie a souvenir.
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