tankengine888 Posted 19 April , 2022 Share Posted 19 April , 2022 (edited) Hello! This has driven me crazy forever! I know there are 2 uniforms, first and second pattern AIF uniforms! But I think there are a variety of uniforms because of manufacturing and so on, but i'd like to know how to spot differences! Examples of tunic [Pvt G J Giles uniform] Judging by the green and black buttons [and 1916 embarkation], i'd guess a Second PatternBUT! Look at this {said to be c.1914} The uniform looks a brown coloured, and browner buttons! So I'd say First pattern uniform But I reach stuff like this [Tpr R R Clayton] He has a mix of First pattern [buttons] and Second pattern [colour] Date of enlistment for this man was November 1915 Just more examples NOTE: ALL SAID TO BE MADE BY "Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory" Credit: AWM Onto my second question Badges! Wondering about this wound stripe, 5 blue? [Lieutenant F B Stafford, 2 Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron] Isn't he supposed to wear the rising sun on his "collar tag" instead of crossed guns? It seems like there's a rising sun with crossed guns there? [Lieutenant F B Stafford, 2 Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron] Fair bit cut off due to me realizing answers were straight infront of me oh well, such is life. Cheers for any response! Edited 19 April , 2022 by tankengine888 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 19 April , 2022 Share Posted 19 April , 2022 (edited) You can learn an awful lot by carrying out a search within the forum for “AIF uniform” and then reading through all the threads that come up. There are also zillions of posts in the forum that explain the criterion for wound stripes and overseas service stripes. It’s quite good to use the search facility within the forum for generic things like these, as otherwise the repetition can get a bit tedious. Edited 19 April , 2022 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankengine888 Posted 19 April , 2022 Author Share Posted 19 April , 2022 2 minutes ago, FROGSMILE said: You can learn an awful lot by carrying out a search within the forum for “AIF uniform” and then reading through all the threads that come up. There are also zillions of posts in the forum that explain the criterion for wound stripes and overseas service stripes. It’s quite good to use the search facility within the forum for generic things like these, as otherwise the repetition can get a bit tedious. True, my bad, haven't used the forums in awhile, I'll try to find the info I require, and edit it out to what I need! Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 19 April , 2022 Share Posted 19 April , 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, tankengine888 said: True, my bad, haven't used the forums in awhile, I'll try to find the info I require, and edit it out to what I need! Thanks again! If there’s anything unanswered please do come back with it, but there really is already lots of excellent and detailed information in the forum and it’s good to practise becoming competent at using the search facility. It’s useful for lots of things. Edited 19 April , 2022 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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