Bob Lyons Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 A good friend of mine showed me this gem this morning, part of his collection, it is a lovelyFirst World War 4 pocket tunic, with overseas chevrons and wounded stripe, tunic is one thatwas made in the UK, and I was told the collar badges are also UK made.Just had to share the photos, I don't collect 1st War stuff, but I was impressed with the quality ofthis item, will let the photos do the rest of the talking,First up a general view of the jacket... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 details of the collar.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 Yes, they are leather buttons, here is the side with overseas chevrons and rank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 (edited) Metal 'wounded stripe'... Edited May 20, 2007 by Bob Lyons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 Unit colour flash and 'Australia' shoulder title... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 Last one, from the rear showing the pleats.Best wishesBob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I like WW1 Uniforms.. would love to have one like this !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 (edited) G'da Bob;Was there anything attached to the lanyard? The buttons are unusual, they are usually brass with an outline in relief of Australia, not leather as in this case. It is almost mint condition, a superb find to say the least. Regards;Johnsy Edited May 20, 2007 by Tiger-pie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 Hi Johnsy,Yes the buttons are leather (apart from one of the shoulder strap buttons which does have the 'Australia'button in metal on it, which must be a replacement), I am assuming that because this was made in the UK thenthese buttons must have been what the original owner decided on at the time, or perhaps that was all the tailorhad at the time, I don't know, the lanyard once had a whistle attached, which has now gone to the mists of time.Chris, your not the only one who would like it... I was just about to turn the computer off and go for a cold beer, when I got the notification of a reply on mycomputer, so as it is a Sunday afternoon, and as an ex Armoured Corps friend of mine is about to lob on my doorstep, he said that he was thirsty, so I had better get them lined up !Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippo Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 very, very nice indeed! Hopefully it's in Australia?- Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 Hi Chris,Yes it still lives here in Victoria, and there is more, it has a companion too, the visor cap that the same guy woreis still with the tunic, I haven't seen the cap as my friend only brought the jacket down for me to see, will have totravel up to central Victoria to see the cap and tunic together.Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Bloody brilliant!I didn't know WWI Australian tunics only showed the rank on one arm.Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 What's the unit patch for? Closest I could find is 58th Infantry Battalion-- but this tunic has the red to the LEFT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted May 21, 2007 Author Share Posted May 21, 2007 Hi Rick,I just asked the owner, he confirmed it as the 58th Bn.Bob (He was wounded 3 times in France). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gibson Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 (edited) Beautiful Tunic Bob.Compeletely different to the one which I recenly received from the UK and returned right away. I can answer Johnsy's question about the buttons; many of the UK produced tunic had the brass buttons but many had these leather economy buttons as well and sometimes a combination of both. The AWM have quite a few British made tunics and a large percentage do have the leather economy buttons.By the way this is only from what I've seen, no 'expert' opinions here because I'm no expert, just an interested collector.And...for Tony, the rank was worn on the right sleeve only in both WW1 and WW2 I believe.Mark Edited May 25, 2007 by Mark Gibson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 (edited) Here is some further examples of tunics with the same sort of buttons as above. Note that the rank is only on the one arm also.Regards;Johnsy Edited June 10, 2007 by Tiger-pie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Again, this one is named to Richard "Dick' Salisbury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 And Pompey Elliot's jacket, which shows a good example of the typical brass buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 (edited) And Pompey Elliot's jacket, which shows a good example of the typical brass buttons.Very nice...I'm a big fan of WW1 and 2 Australian uniforms. Edited June 13, 2007 by ccj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromelles Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 That's one very nice tunic!Do you happen to have any shots of the inside?I too have a British made tunic and it has a few slight differences, which you'd expect.Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Very nice displays! IF they could only talk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 A question... Apparently the Brits had to hand in their tunics when demobbed... the canadians got to keep them (Making Canadian ones more comman)... What is with the Aussies... and Kiwis... did they get to keep theirs when they got home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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