NAM.1987-11-95-1

Blouse, battle dress, officers’, 1949 Pattern, Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales’s), worn by Maj C Baldock, 1960 (c). Made by H Edgard and Sons Ltd, 1953 Khaki wool serge body and collar, with round khaki wool cloth cuffs closing with single button at rear. Fastens with five buttons in a fly and a tongue and gate buckle at front. On each breast a pleated pocket with three pointed flap. Two button holes in waistband at rear for joining to trousers. Two pleats above waistband at each side, both front and rear. On the left breast ribbons for: Defence Medal 1939-45; 1939-45 War Medal; Africa General Service Medal 1902-20. Stepped collar with each lapel bearing a collar badge with two lug fittings on reverse and obverse silver plated metal and gilt metal design of the Prince of Wales’s plume, coronet and motto superimposed on the Stafford knot, the knot surmounted by a monarchial crown and the whole back by a piece of brown linen cloth. Khaki wool cloth shoulder straps bearing majors’ embroidered rank badge. Khaki cotton cloth lining only to cuffs, waistband and centre front closure area, forming pocket inside each breast. Flat khaki plastic buttons. Embroidered wool cloth and silk thread shoulder titles of ‘STAFFORDSHIRE’ on both shoulders. Embroidered khaki wool cloth and yellow silk thread shoulder badge on right arm showing a glider. Parachutists’ trade badge, showing a parachute in buff linen thread between two wings upon a khaki wool cloth ground.