WW2 British R.A. Battledress - British troops in Norway.

1940 Patt Battledress Blouse, 1943 dated, to a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery serving with the British troops in Norway probably attached to 1st Airborne Division. With many of the Division drawn from 21st Army Group , from where the owner of this tunic probably originated, the Division went into Norway on 9th May 1945.
A size 6 tunic by the Town Tailors Ltd fitting a 5' 5" - 5' 6" with a 33 - 34ins chest with good clear label and issue stamps. Embroidered RA shoulder titles, felt RA arm of service stripes and a handed pair of printed ' British Troops in Norway ' formation signs to both sleeves and red backed pips to the shoulders. In generally clean condition with some very minor areas of moth nibbles and one invisible darn to r/h shoulder. Good original unmessed with tunic.

Code: 5951