Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
I thought it was interesting that the 1st Marine Division was issued Australian pattern battledress blouses when they arrived after Guadalcanal, known as a "Vandergrift Jacket".



DISCLAIMER: This post was purely for informational/educational purposes only. While not technically "on topic" with the forum, as a historian, I thought members might be interested to read the above facts.
Apologies for continuing to take this off topic but I think the above facts need a little straightening out....

The Australian Army did not adopt the British style battle dress until the early 1950s. During the war our winter uniform, known as 'Service Dress', consisted of wool serge trousers and a tunic style jacket.


Vandergrift Jacket



Australian Army Service Dress Jacket