The clothing style, including cap, neckerchief, shirt, trousers and clogs (shoes) were worn by Culinary instructors at the Food Services school at CFB Borden in Ontario. The apron would not necessarily have been part of the uniform and whites would be garrison clothing. (A garrison is a body of troops stationed in a particular location,) …
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Uniform, Serbian
Uniform, Private This is a Serbian Private’s uniform. The Maskirna uniforma M-87 (Camouflage uniform Model 1987) was a battledress of Yugoslavian origin, first developed and issued in 1987. Uniform, Tunic, Officer The uniform tunic shown is a Čojana uniforma M-77 (pronounced; Choyana and meaning–cloth-made uniform Model 1977) or rarely, Suknena odora M-77 (same meaning). Note it …
Jacket, Mess Dress, Officer, RCASC, Canadian Army
This mess kit is a distinguished Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (RCASC) Officers’ Mess Dress Jacket, specifically tailored. The jacket embodies the formal elegance and tradition of military dress, designed to be worn at official mess functions and ceremonial occasions. (An Official Mess function is one at which all mess members may be required to …
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Uniform, Battle Dress
The standard uniform for all ranks of the Canadian Army including during the Second World War was Serge Battledress. Adopted by the British in 1937 and by Canada in 1939, (until the 1960’s) it was worn on parades, in the field as combat dress, and off duty as a “walking out” dress. Canadian and British …
Uniform, Dress Work
For everyday work wear, in environments or occasions where the CF greens would not be appropriate, personnel were issued the Work Dress uniform. This consisted of rifle-green work trousers; a zippered rifle-green work jacket; a “lagoon green” work shirt; and beret. The jacket collar was worn open. The shirt was either worn with a tie, …
Uniform, Tunic, Officer, with Sam Browne Belt
Sam Browne belts are a combination of a pistol belt or garrison belt and a shoulder strap. The Sam Browne belt was named after General Sir Samuel J. Browne, 1824-1901, of the British Army in India. The strap was intended to help carry the weight of a heavy pistol. The Sam Browne belt was phased …
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Uniform, Patrol Dress
By the mid-1950s, the Canadian army began to move away from its drab, utilitarian, wartime look. An important part of this official movement was to introduce the Blue Patrol uniform. Blue patrol dress was approved for all Officers, Warrant Officers and NCOs above the rank of Lance Sergeant. (A corporal could be appointed lance-sergeant to …
Uniform, Mess kit, 1968
Mess dress uniform (after unification 1968) is the most formal (or semi-formal, depending on the country) type of uniform used by military personnel, police personnel, and other uniformed services members. It frequently consists of a mess jacket, trousers, white dress shirt, cummerbund and a black bow tie, along with orders and medals insignia. Design may depend on regiment or service branch, (e.g. army, navy, air force). In Western dress codes, mess dress uniform is the supplementary alternative equivalent …
Uniform, Mess Kit
As Falconer’s dictionary defined it in 1815, “Mess implies any company of the officers or solders, who eat, drink and associate together.” In 1845, the British military introduced evening dress intended for formal occasions held in mess halls and elsewhere. Canada assumed full responsibility for its own defence in 1868 and continued to follow most British military …
Uniform Dress Garrison
Work dress was replaced with Garrison Dress, which consisted of the old-style work dress pants, a disruptive-pattern jacket, a black web belt, a short-sleeve summer service dress shirt with the collar open and over the jacket collar, high paratrooper-style garrison boots, and a rifle-green crew-neck combat sweater. Adopted in 1989, Garrison Dress was not worn …