Lot 150

Description

Australia/Great Britain, RAAF blue woollen uniform with embroidered Parachute Jump Instructor badge (QC) on left breast, Air Force black plastic buttons on shoulder flaps, all other buttons plain black plastic, RAF Warrant Officer's embroidered badge on right sleeve, left sleeve badge missing, below the first badge are two rows of ribands for service in WWII, Korea, General Service, Vietnam, and RAF LS&GC, on the inside of the jacket is a label that reads, 'C.G.C.F. (Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory)/1969/A (upright arrow) F/Size-p/8405.66.012.3769' and printed in ink is the name 'Holt', together with a matching pair of trousers, also a white mess jacket with blue RAF Warrant Officer shoulder boards, and an embroidered Warrant Officer's embroidered badge on the right sleeve as well as a gold bullion Parachute Jump Instructor badge (QC) on left lapel, jacket has 16 (6 small, 2 medium, 8 large) gilt Air Force buttons. The white mess jacket needs cleaning to remove many foxing marks, otherwise fine - good very fine. (2 jackets, 1 trousers)

Ex Warwick G. Cary Collection.