WW1 uniform?

[fearnaught]

Hi, any ideas on this uniform? I'm curious as to what the 38R No7 and the 17 1/2 mean, are these some form of measurement? Also what is the W? Thanks in advance, Mike

[Mike Jackson]

I'm sure that I'll be corrected from Australia, but to me the colour patch looks like the Light Horse Division, (Australian) Army Service Corps. I don't imagine they turn up every day, even unattached to a uniform. Mike

[REMEVMBEA1]

I don't know about all the numbers but British BDs were numbered for size, I think IIRC I wore a No 7 , well tailored and retailored to suit regimental styles every time I was posted.

[fearnaught]

Hi, narrowed it down to the remount section. It could be a Major Tyndall or a Major Paterson on the assumption that the 38 is a chest measurement. Still trying to work out what the W is for, maybe someone out there knows? Thanks in advance, Mike

[Old Smelly]

I have had several KD uniforms with odd letters/numbers/symbols marked inside in ink. I have been told that it is most likely a laundry code
Lee