Original British WWII Era Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Captain’s Scarlet Red Mess Dress Uniform Set - Tunic and Trousers Lee-Enfield (SMLE) December 1944 – January 1945

December 1944 – January 1945

a very low number which indicates the approximate manufacture date of September-October 1941

and all 4 of the spacers are marked with western number 2 7 3

so it was most likely never used for the intended purpose in the water

named in pen to BURKHART in the right armpit

Original British WWII Era Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Captain’s Scarlet Red Mess Dress Uniform Set - Tunic and Trousers Lee-Enfield (SMLE) December 1944 – January 1945Original Item: Only One Set Available. British Army mess dress is the formal military evening dress worn by British Army officers and senior non commissioned officers in their respective messes or at other formal occasions. Mess uniforms first appeared in the British Army in about 1845, initially utilizing the short shell jacket worn since 1831. This working jacket was worn open over a regimental waistcoat for evening dress. The original purpose was