Battle Dress Tunic and Pants

Lumber jacket type blouse with button closed cuff. Knoch lapels and eppaulets with two buttons. Built in waist belt with a buckle on the wearers right side. 3 front buttons are hidden with a flap. Two interior pockets. Two baloon Breast pockets with flaps secured with a hidden button. On the eppaulets are two sets of sown fabric pips. On the shoulder seam are two Blue felt unit insignia with “48TH HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA”. Around the left shoulder is a red whislte cord. Above the left pocket are two stripps of ribbons; Military Cross, 1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteers Service Medal with Silver Maple Leaf, 1939-1945 War Medal. [.2] Khaki wool pants. Large Pocket with flap and hidden pocket on the left leg, Smaller pocket without flap on the right side. Two hig interior pockets with a verticle slit. One rear horizontal interior pocket with a flap and hidden button. 4 large flap with button belt holders along the waist. There are flaps to sequre the cuffs of the pants.

Associated place
NA
Associated event
48th Highrs – WWII
Associated name(s)
Pickering John Everitt Captain MC
Era
1939 – 1945 (WW 2)
Location of artifact
Ante room – storage
Classification
Uniforms

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