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British 1959 Pattern, British WD Para Camouflaged Denison Smock Size 3 To A Soldier Of The Rolica Platoon Royal Warwickshire Regiment With Lanyard, Formation & Crossed Rifles Patches & Epaulette Flash. Sn 20503 - 20503 This is a very good 1959 pattern British WD Para Camouflaged Denison Smock (see page 145 of Denison published by Wilson & Military Mode). The Camouflaged Denison Smock has elasticated cuffs, tail flap, Newey press stud fasteners and full zip. It has a washed white cotton label marked with very faint and some indistinct markings ‘Smock Denison, WD Arrow, Size 3, 5 Ft 8 (inches) 1959 (Pattern). (Size 3 Denisons are approx. Height 5 Ft 6 ins to 5 Ft 8 ins Breast 36 ins To 38 ins). The label has hand written ink detail ‘Royal Warics Rolica Platoon Cpls Cork 23174490 (service number)’ (The 1st Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment went from Gibraltar to the Iberian Peninsula and was at Rolica and Vimeira in 1808. The Battalion then took part in the retreat to Corunna, losing 300 men during the March indicating that the Platoon was named after the Regiment’s action at Rolica. Cpls indicates the named Soldier ‘Cork ’ may have been a Corporal but there are no rank chevrons on the sleeves). One sleeve has embroidered Formation & Crossed Rifles Patches. One epaulette is mounted with twisted rope lanyard the other is mounted with orange coloured cloth flash, the Regimental colour of the Royal Warwickshires (as a fusilier regiment, the Royal Warwicks were entitled to wear a coloured feather hackle in the headdress. The colours chosen by the regiment were royal blue over orange (described as "old gold with a touch of Dutch pink"). The colours were those of the Royal House of Nassau, recalling the regiment's Dutch origins). All material of the Denison is clean with no mothing but it does have small areas of service wear. Its full zip and Newey stud fasteners are all present and work perfectly. The price for this Denison worthy of further research regarding the named Soldier, the ‘Rolica Platoon’ and the patches includes UK delivery. Sn 20503
£375.00
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