Cream wool knit underwear with cream calico cotton yoke. The underwear fastens centre front with three cream plastic buttons and has two attached cotton straps on each side of the waist for adjustment. They are fitted and come down to mid thigh with a deep rib knit band around the hem and a gusset at the crotch. There are scratch marks on the buttons and some stains. They are stamped in black ink on the left back waist: WOMBWELL & Co. LTD / 39" / 1941
Country of Design: United Kingdom
Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Keywords: Military uniform
British Army
Trousers made of printed camouflage pattern cotton. They fasten centre front with a four button fly, there are two adjustable button tabs at the front waistband. The waistband has five long vertical belt loop tabs that fasten with buttons, two at the front, two at the side and one at the centre back. There are two vertical inset pockets to the side seams and two large patch pockets with flaps to the thighs. The patch pockets fasten with hidden buttons in the flaps. All of the buttons are green plastic. The cuffs have drawstring channels with elasticated cords. Label in the back of the inside waistband.
Australian Government Clothing Factory
Fleece reversible camouflage jacket. One side is woodland camouflage in dark green, red brown, black and light yellow brown. The reverse is desert camouflage in shades of beige and light brown.
Belgian Armed Forces
Brown leather overall or coverall flight suit with a brown sheepskin lining and metal zip closures. Marked: 'Fl- Horst Holtenau' (the Air Force Command for Sea Planes / Aircraft Luftwaffe)
Country of Design: Germany
Country of Manufacture: Germany
Keywords: Flying, air force, military, war
Luftwaffe
Brown leather double breasted coat with matching belt and sheepskin collar. Brown rayon lining above the waist and sleeves with brown wool fleece linining the coat skirts. Brown wool rib knit cuffs inside the sleeves. Three lines of stitching around the hem and cuffs. Size 40. Black label with yellow text, worn.
Country of Design: United States
Country of Manufacture: United States
Keywords: Military, uniform, Second World War, flying, transport
United States Navy
Author: Atsushi Matsushima, Ado Shirasawa, Manabu Harada
Publisher: Ei Publishing Co.
Place: Tokyo
Series: Lightning Archives
Author: Mick J. Prodger
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Place: Atglen, PA
Pair of heavy cotton twill trousers printed with the 'Alpenflage' camouflage pattern and integral braces. The print is in colours of red, black, green, beige and white. They fasten at the waistband with metal poppers and have a button fly. There are large bellows pockets on the outside of the legs which close with flaps and metal press studs. Hanging off the pockets are long straps. The cuffs have drawstring fastenings for adjustment. Above and below the knees on both legs are tabs which can fasten around the legs with metal press studs. There is one patch pocket to the right rear.
Country of Design: Switzerland
Designer unknown
Variegated cream wool knitted jersey underwear short sleeve top in the style of a T-shirt. It has a high round neck and wide knitted ribbing bands around the bottom of the sleeves and the hem. Wool yarn is cream with areas of pale grey creating a fine uneven variegated stripe effect in the knit. The top is constructed with butted flat seams in cream thread. Makers label in the back of the neck with the British military broad arrow.
S.T. & Co. Ltd
Light green cotton jacket with hood that buttons onto the neck and can be removed. It has an all over print in dark khaki green of different sized shapes with uneven edges.
Country of Design: Germany
Eiseltwerk
