Original British WWII East Lancashire Regiment Enlisted Battledress Uniform with Period Applied Insignia - Dated 1945 British Military Hats was kept 'on alert in

was kept 'on alert in a staging area' away from the fighting

It has the exact correct length (37 inches) as a carbine should have

but in 1914 a naval branch was formed and sailors were admitted for the first time

outside of the muddy conditions of the trenches

It has the correct markings in German Black Letter Typeface on the front:

Original British WWII East Lancashire Regiment Enlisted Battledress Uniform with Period Applied Insignia - Dated 1945 British Military Hats was kept 'on alert inOriginal Item. Only One Available. The East Lancashire Regiment was, from 1881 to 1958, a line infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot and 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot with the militia and rifle volunteer units of eastern Lancashire. The East Lancashire Regiment was increased in size for the duration of the Second