RAAF CORPORAL BATTLEDRESS BLOUSE WITH BREVETS AND RANK CHEVRONS - AUSTRALIAN, CIRCA 1940S-1950S

A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE (RAAF) BATTLEDRESS-STYLE BLOUSE IN BLUE-GREY WOOL SERGE, BEARING CORPORAL RANK CHEVRONS AND AN EMBROIDERED BREVET. THE JACKET IS OF CROPPED, WAIST-LENGTH CUT WITH WIDE NOTCHED LAPELS, TWO PLEATED BREAST POCKETS WITH BUTTONED FLAPS, AND A FITTED WAISTBAND WITH INTERNAL ADJUSTMENT STRAP.

INSIGNIA AND MARKINGS:
* EMBROIDERED HALF-WING BREVET SEWN TO THE LEFT BREAST, WORKED IN GOLD-COLOURED THREAD ON A BLUE FELT BACKING
* TWO-STRIPE CORPORAL RANK CHEVRONS IN PALE BLUE WOVEN BRAID ON DARK BLUE BACKING, SEWN TO BOTH UPPER SLEEVES
* BRASS BUTTONS TO BREAST POCKET FLAPS AND LOWER POCKETS, EACH BEARING A CROWN OVER AN EAGLE DEVICE
* SHOULDER EPAULETTES PRESENT ON BOTH SHOULDERS

CONSTRUCTION AND LABEL:
* BLUE-GREY WOOL SERGE OUTER WITH BLACK COTTON LINING
* INTERNAL WOVEN LABEL AT COLLAR READS H TX / SITE 5 / AAF / MADE IN AUSTRALIA IN RED TEXT
* CROPPED BATTLEDRESS CUT WITH WAISTBAND AND INTERNAL ADJUSTMENT STRAP

CONDITION:
* WOOL FABRIC IS INTACT WITH LIGHT PILLING AND SURFACE FIBRE LOSS ACROSS THE BODY AND SLEEVES CONSISTENT WITH AGE
* INTERIOR LINING SHOWS WEAR AND SOME DISCOLOURATION
* INTERNAL LABEL IS PARTIALLY WORN AND SOME TEXT IS DIFFICULT TO READ
* BRASS BUTTONS RETAIN THEIR RAISED DETAIL
* EMBROIDERED BREVET SHOWS MINOR FRAYING AT ITS CUT FELT EDGES
* RANK CHEVRONS ARE INTACT AND SECURELY ATTACHED
* A HANDWRITTEN SWING TAG ATTACHED WITH STRING READS RAAP JACKET CPL

SIZE 5

58X42

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293645+156

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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