DPDU shirt : Warrant Officer Class 2 L Cunningham, 4RAR (Commando)

Long sleeved Australian Army shirt in 2003 type Disruptive Pattern Desert Uniform (DPDU) fabric as worn in Iraq. The sleeves are reinforced between elbow and wrist with a second layer of fabric, and are adjustable at the cuff by a fabric tab and three buttons. All buttons are of khaki plastic. The shirt has a five button closure, all but the topmost button being concealed. The name 'CUN707' is written inside the collar in faded black felt pen. There are four expanding pockets (one on each breast and one on each upper arm) closed by pairs of buttons concealed under flaps. The breast pockets are angled downwards from the shoulder. Above the right hand breast pocket is a Velcro strip to which a name tape embroidered in black with the name 'CUNNINGHAM' is attached. A piece of Velcro attached above the pocket on the right sleeve holds a cloth patch featuring an Australian flag and the word 'AUSTRALIA', both embroidered in brown cotton. The shoulder straps are secured by a single button.

Issued to 239707 WO II Laurie Cunningham, of 4 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Commando), for service in Kuwait and Iraq, February - May 2003. Cunningham, who had previously seen service with 6RAR in East Timor, enlisted in the Australian Army in July 1990. Name tapes, although supplied for shirts, were apparently not worn while on service in the Middle East.