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Old 15-10-15, 03:00 PM
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Default Battledress Date Letters

A friend has asked if the date of manufacture of this BD blouse can be established from the date letter stamped which appears to be a Q. The original label has been removed.

Can anyone help please?

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Jon
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Old 15-10-15, 03:21 PM
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Battle dress made in 1940 ( if really "Q").

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Strictly speaking the letter identifies the year of approval by the RAOC inspector rather than the date of manufacture. Yes, it is a Q so 1940.
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Old 15-10-15, 07:26 PM
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My list:
R 1939
Q 1940
O, P 1941
O, N 1942
N, M 1943
M, Z 1944
Z, L 1945
L 1946
E 1947
R 1948
? 1949
A 1950
B 1951
C 1952
L 1953
M, O 1954
T 1955
T 1956
S 1957
X 1959
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Old 16-10-15, 07:52 AM
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And my list!
Post WW2 the letters seem to straddle two years.
1939 R
1940 Q
1941 P
1942 O
1943 N
1944 M
1945 L Z
1946 L
1947 E R
1948 R
1949 A J
1950 A B
1951 C B
1952 C
1953 L M
1954 O M
1955 O T
1956 T
1957 S F
1958
1959 X
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Old 16-10-15, 12:53 PM
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Thank you gents. Very informative.

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