Shirt Service Dress “S tens”, July 2007

Historical information

Standard summer dress shirt indicative of that worn by sailors of all rank post WWII until present time.

Significance

Summer, tropical dress shirt white worn by from post WWII to present day. Shirt was worn on service duty by CPO (R’td) Craig Duff; This style shirt is still in use by the RAN

Physical description

Shirt Service Dress White short sleeved with two breast pockets; Insignia embroided Naval Police Coxswain on the right sleeve; shoulder patch embroided in navy blue cotton with the word Australia embroided on both sleeves, Insignia Rank Petty Officer, buttoned down the front.

Inscriptions & markings

Inside seam right hand side there is laundry instructions label measuring 45mm x 50mm; Collar label 45mm x 68mm/ DNJ9CC/ July 2007/ 8405-66-051-8334/ SIZE 40,/ NAME/ Service No., 65% polyester/ 35% viscose Rayon

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