6th Hauraki KIA KAHA Posted 19 May , 2011 Share Posted 19 May , 2011 Hi all Recently I acquired this shirt, I am not sure if it is WW1 or WW2 era. Do any of you, no how to date these types of shirts? As you can see a 3 button type with a removable collar. Either way I am happy, I just want to confirm era. Regards Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6th Hauraki KIA KAHA Posted 19 May , 2011 Author Share Posted 19 May , 2011 The Shirt is marked /l\ Mci H M & Co. Ltd Is this unusual for an officer's shirt to be /i\ stamped? if WW1 era? Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6th Hauraki KIA KAHA Posted 22 May , 2011 Author Share Posted 22 May , 2011 Hi Bringing this thread back to the top as I have had no response so far. As in a date for this shirt. Officers Officer's Tofficer's Snoboffer's. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark holden Posted 22 May , 2011 Share Posted 22 May , 2011 Jonathan, In my opinion its hard to exactly date officers shirts in my limited experience this looks closer to a WW2 other ranks shirt than WW1 officers but I could well be wrong. regards Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 22 May , 2011 Share Posted 22 May , 2011 Hi Bringing this thread back to the top as I have had no response so far. As in a date for this shirt. Officers Officer's Tofficer's Snoboffer's. Jonathan I have only a little knowledge of Army shirts from that time, but it certainly looks like a typical 'grey back' shirt of WW1, although I am puzzled that it has a collar, which I thought ORs' shirts did not have. It looks too coarse to be an officers' pattern shirt who in any case relied upon private purchase from approved tailors and so no government issue markings would appear on the neck. My guess, and it is only a guess, is that it might be a shirt for SNCOs', although I cannot see what form of dress it would have been used with given that ORs' collars were buttoned to the neck. Perhaps it dates from between the wars and is a modification to allow a greater use of shirt sleeve order, but with a smarter appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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