Historical information

Names recorded on manufacturers label on jacket. "J.E. COOK", "W. RICHARDSON", "MENTONE GRAMMAR".

Physical description

1. Jacket - Khaki colour wool serge fabric. Battle Dress style, belted at waist with metal buckle. Brown plastic buttons. Collar, shoulder epaulettes with three red, cream and brown fabric rank insignia = Captain. Two front pockets with concealed button down flap. Shoulder sleeve insignia - red with cream colour embroidered lettering "ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY/ MEDICAL CORPS". Sleeves with cuff and button. Light Khaki colour cotton fabric - pocket and waist lining. Manufacturers white cotton fabric label (two) on right pocket lining.
2. Trousers - khaki colour wool serge fabric Battle dress style. Two side pockets, two inset rear pockets with concealed button flaps and one patch pocket left thigh with concealed button flap. Five button fly. Waistband with button down belt keepers. Trouser cuffs have fabric tab with two buttons. khaki colour cotton fabric lining to waistband and pockets. Manufacturers white cotton label on waistband.
3. Braces - set of cotton elastic braces with brown leather button attachments for trousers. Stripes on elastic are beige, black, blue, cream and green in colour. Metal slides for adjustment to wearers size, with stamped lettering. brown leather strap joiner.

Inscriptions & markings

Manufacturers information on labels.
1. Black ink print "REGIMENTAL NO./ NAME". Handwritten blue ink pen "JE COOK/ MENTONE/ W. RICHARDSON/ GRAMMAR".
Red ink print label "M.TX/ SIZE 8" , Purple ink stamp on fabric lining "D^D/ MADE IN AUSTRALIA/ 1953".
2. Black ink print "REGIMENTAL NO./ NAME". Red ink print "M.TX/ SIZE 5".
3. Lettering on metal slides "POLICE/ AND/ FIREMEN". Black ink stamp - back leather strap joiner "???/ ^/ 196?/ 38".