NAM.2003-03-564-1

Cotton drill jungle green trousers, nd. One of two items of uniform worn by Mr Hensman during his national service in Malaya with the 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s), 1953 (c)-1954. With four button fly front. On left leg is a patch pocket with a flap with a button fastening, with a pocket let into each side seam. To either side of the fly fastening is a pleat let into the waistband, waistband is 3 inches deep, to each side of the waistband is a white metal single prong buckle attached to a loop of cotton drill for adjusting waist measurement, each end of the waistband extends to a point with a hand finished eyeholes for fastening. To the left of the waistband is a 0.5 inch reinforced slit for threading a fastening strap, on each trouser back is a pocket with single button flap fastening, buttons missing.

World War Two, Far East (1941-1945)