Canadian 8RCA Battledress Jacket

Canadian Battle-Dress jacket as intended for a Canadian soldier within the 8RCA (8 Royal Canadian Artillery), part of the 5th Canadian Armoured Division. The 8th Field Regiment (Self Propelled) of the 5th Canadian Armoured Division took part in liberation of Italy and the Netherlands. The Canadian-made Battledress was made according to the British 1937 Pattern. The Battledress was the standard uniform for all Army Personnel, officers and other ranks in the theatres of operations. This Battledress is is nicely maker marked by the company 'Master Craft Uniform Co. Reg'D and dated 1944, the jacket is also marked with a Canadian 'broad-arrow' marking. The battledress is size 10 marked.  Machine-sewn to the tunic is a pair of printed on canvas '8RCA ' titles, above a pair of canvas 'Canada' titles and canvas 5th Canadian Armoured Division patches. To the wearer's lower right sleeve a 3 year's service badge has been nicely hand-sewn and a Signalman-Instructor Patch is sewn to the wearer's lower left sleeve. The tunic comes together with a nice original ribbon-bar as found together. Thet tunic is having a tailored open style collar. There is some staining to the right sleeve, see photos. All insignia are original period applied. Great original tunic in very good condition.