WW2 British East Riding Yeomanry Battledress Grouping
A fabulous recently surfaced named WW2 battledress grouping to an Armoured unit soldier of the East Riding Yeomanry. As is well known the ERY , amongst many other famous actions, landed on Sword beach on D Day.
This group comprises the following items :
1. 1937 Pattern Battledress Blouse With All Original
Insignia & Name/Number To Inside Breast Pocket
3. 1940 Dated Greatcoat With Royal Armoured
Corps Service Strips & Recce Buttons.
4. Webbing Belt With His Service Number Written In
5. Mantelpiece Tank Plaque With Mounted Unit
Insignia Kept By Veteran As Memento Of Service.
Battledress has embroidered East Riding Yeomanry shoulder titles to each shoulder with patches of the 4th Armoured brigade & red & yellow Royal Armoured Corps arm of service strips to each arm. Drivers qualification badge handsewn to left sleeve with white battalion lanyard to right side. Greatcoat has all brass reconnaissance buttons with 1940 dated clothing label still present & RAC arm of service strips to each arm.
This battledress belonged to a Trooper of the ERY serving with 4th Armoured Brigade at that time. It is known that 1st ERY served with this brigade in NW Europe & so with the man name & service number there is certainly full research potential.
Overall excellent condition with a few only very minor nips discoverable upon close inspection.
Code: 12143