with a wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch
the neck badge featuring an an eight point star with ornate detailing and raised center representing an Ethiopian crown
his European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Ribbon Bar with Five Bronze Stars (measuring 35
with eight rows of two holes each for length adjustment on the right end
United Kingdom. A 1943 RAF Aircrew Battle Blouse, by B.Simon & Sons, Ltd Archive with a wide barrel hingeStandard early aircrew battledress blouse, standard uniform blouse worn by all RAF personnel from 1943, but initially adopted by aircrew only from 1941, this is an extremely battle hardened blouse, exhibiting clear signs of period use and wear common to those garments having seen consistent use, standard five button closure, with dual breast pockets, interior with soiled makers label for B. Simon & Sons, Ltd and broad arrow marked with date of 1943,