Historical information

This uniform Tunic belonged to Peter MASLEN Regiment No. 24125234. Unit 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards.
MASTER TAILOR British Army. retired from 1985 when came to Australia with wife.
Information from Donation form-
"Band uniform for Military Tattoo/ (England) Grenadier Orchestra/ 1981 - Berlin Tattoo/ - uniform is to do with the choir/2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards/ handmade - Peter made all the uniforms".

Physical description

Uniform tunic Army.
Tunic fabric - scarlet superfine wool with black velvet cuffs and stand up collar. Collar edges with narrow white with red cotton Drummers Lace (braid) and has blue and white worsted fringing. Tunic has wings and shoulder straps (epaulettes) with embroidered Battalion motto - Queen's crown above circular ribbon with the words (in french) "HONI-SOIT-QUI-MAL-Y-PENSE. Translation is "Shame To Him Who Thinks Evil of Him" or "Evil Be To Him Who Evil Thinks"; in the centre is the Royal Cypher.
Tunic fronts are trimmed with nine bars of double Drummer's Lace (Braid) and fastened with eight large regimental plastic silver buttons with shank and moulded insignia - Queens Crown with Royal Cypher. There is additional lace on the back, skirt sleeves and on both shoulder epaulettes. Additional buttons on back, shoulders and sleeve cuffs.
Left sleeve has two rank stripes - Corporal. Two brass belt hooks at waist. Tunic Lining - cotton fabric. Cream colour to body of tunic and sleeves. Red colour to skirt of tunic Two white cotton fabric labels attached front interior tunic lining. Handwritten details on back lining.

Inscriptions & markings

Information details on labels - top, black ink print.
"GRENADIER GUARDS/ DRUMMER/ WARRANT NO. 102/110/ NAME???/ HEIGHT???/ BREAST ??? WAIST ???/ B.L. WAIST??/ COLLAR ??/ KAS ??? & PARTNERS LTD " (Many details illegible) lower label - red ink print " ??? + ??? / MADE IN ENGLAND/ NAME".
Information on back lining - blue ink pen - handwritten "6176/CARUANA/ ML/ DRUMS".