Hi John,

lol, lol . Yip the Canadian had what might be termed a regular shirt by todays standards., less the collar.

The British had a 3 button to the neck affaire, with a granddad collar ORs Shirt Mk I Later they went to a 3 button shirt with a integral collar and tie issued from late 44. The collar and tie were worn when 'walking out' and it could be detached if necessary, the ORs Shirt Mk II I assume

Let me think:

Shirt Mans Flannel
Shirt Mans Flannel with Collar

sounds about right

Al

Hi John,

Yes Officers could have their own BDs made or regular issued ones altered and tailored. Their shirts were slightly different too.

We still got issued these when I joined up although by that time they had evolved to the canadian style, but managed to retain their itchyness You had to burn the hairs off the inside with an iron of just get driven insane.

Al

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Hi John,

Yes Officers could have their own BDs made or regular issued ones altered and tailored. Their shirts were slightly different too.

We still got issued these when I joined up although by that time they had evolved to the canadian style, but managed to retain their itchyness You had to burn the hairs off the inside with an iron of just get driven insane.

Al

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Hey Al,
Dad mentioned that BD jackets were also modified with a removable collar liner that could be removed and washed without doing the whole jacket
He also recalled that the early BD's were permeated with a foul smelling anti-gas chemical that just reeked and only got worse when the uniform got wet.
I'm still trying to find those books on the Canadian uniforms.
Cheers

jjumbo