Uniform
Armfield Ltd.
Category
Costume
Date
1939 - 1945
Materials
Wool, cord and metal
Measurements
700 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Birmingham
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 671309.1
Summary
A khaki wool Royal Army Service Corps man's jacket. On each shoulder epaulette is a metal crown badge and some darning. On each lapel is a badge marked in Latin and with ‘Royal Army Ordnance Corps’. Above the left pocket is a frayed medal strip and over the left shoulder is a piece of gold coloured cord which fastens with a metal buckle. The jacket fastens with four gold coloured metal buttons marked 'Royal Army Service Corps'.
Marks and inscriptions
On the lapel badges: 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE/ ROYAL/ ARMY ORDNANCE/ CORPS' On the reverse of the buttons: 'ARMFIELD LTD/ BIRMINGHAM'
Makers and roles
Armfield Ltd., maker