AUSTRALIAN ARMY STAFF SERGEANT DRESS JACKET BY KENTISH, SOUTH AUSTRALIA - 1965

AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY KHAKI WOOL DRESS JACKET DATED 1965, MANUFACTURED BY KENTISH OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. THE JACKET BEARS STAFF SERGEANT RANK INSIGNIA ON BOTH UPPER SLEEVES,

DETAILS:
* FOUR-POCKET FRONT DESIGN WITH SCALLOPED POCKET FLAPS
* NOTCHED LAPEL COLLAR
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* EPAULETTES ON BOTH SHOULDERS WITH CHROMED BUTTONS
* REAR HALF-BELT WITH BUCKLE
* GREEN SATIN INTERIOR LINING
* STAFF SERGEANT RANK INSIGNIA - THREE GOLD EMBROIDERED CHEVRONS WITH CROWN ABOVE, SEWN TO BOTH UPPER SLEEVES

RANK: STAFF SERGEANT (THREE CHEVRONS SURMOUNTED BY A CROWN ON BOTH SLEEVES)

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: KENTISH, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
* DATE: 1965
* BROAD ARROW GOVERNMENT PROPERTY MARK ON MAKER LABEL
* CLASS 8403, 66-019-
* REGIMENTAL NUMBER AND NAME FIELDS PARTIALLY COMPLETED WITH HANDWRITING

CONDITION:
THE KHAKI WOOL EXTERIOR IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO VISIBLE TEARS, MOTH DAMAGE OR SIGNIFICANT STAINING. THE GOLD EMBROIDERED RANK CHEVRONS AND CROWNS ON BOTH SLEEVES ARE INTACT WITH THE EMBROIDERY IN GOOD ORDER. THE GREEN SATIN LINING SHOWS CREASING BUT APPEARS INTACT. A HANDWRITTEN TAG ATTACHED TO THE JACKET READS AUSTRALIAN ARMY JACKET 1965 STAFF SGT. MINOR WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE IS PRESENT.

MAKER LABEL: KENTISH. SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1965 WITH BROAD ARROW MARK

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Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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

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