Uniform Shorts [Army, Dress]

Object detail

Accession number

2014.26

Maker

M. Patel & Son

Production period

1940s
1950s

Description

Khaki drill shorts. Button fly, bone buttons, two button straps at waist. Late 1940s early 1950s tropics winterweight Service Dress uniform.

Brief History

These shorts are part of winter weight uniform for forces stationed in tropical climates. Made in Fiji, local manufacturers worked from the New Zealand approved pattern.

Marks

LADIES & GENTS / TAILORS / M. Patel & Son. / SUVA / FIJI Label
A.W. BRITTON Hand-written

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Textile/Cotton

Collection

Textiles Collection

Credit Line

M. Patel & Son. 1945-1955. Uniform Shorts [Army, Dress], 2014.26. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Uniform Uniform, Military Communication Artefacts Personal Symbols Status Symbols

Production place

Fiji Melanesia Suva Viti Levu

Collection type

Military Road Transport Transport

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