Original British WWII Era Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Captain’s Scarlet Red Mess Dress Uniform Set - Tunic and Trousers Lee-Enfield (SMLE) so it was most likely

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

Like everyone else

44 Smith & Wesson Russian

named in pen to BURKHART in the right armpit

December 1944 – January 1945

Original British WWII Era Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Captain’s Scarlet Red Mess Dress Uniform Set - Tunic and Trousers Lee-Enfield (SMLE) so it was most likelyOriginal 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