Service dress tunic : Lieutenant Colonel S O Jones

Australian Army officer's khaki wool gabardine winter service dress tunic with a pair of pleated breast patch pockets and a pair of expanding patch waist pockets. The pockets have flaps secured by brass 'Australian Military Forces' buttons, those on the breast having three pointed flaps, while those at the waist are square. A brass 'Rising Sun' general service badge is attached to each side of the collar and each shoulder strap has the rank insignia of a lieutenant colonel, (a pip and a crown) but faint markings and darning marks are present showing where a brass AIF 'AUSTRALIA' shoulder titles was previously fitted. A brass press stud is sewn on the right arm 20 cm below the shoulder. Also sewn on the right arm above the wrist are two blue service chevrons. The tunic is closed by four large brass buttons, and a pair of loops for a belt are present at the rear waist. The body of the tunic is lined with an olive green cotton fabric, the sleeves with white cotton fabric. There is a small inset pocket on the inner left side which has a brown leather flap sewn above it and a label sewn inside. This is embroidered with the maker's details and marked in ink with 'LT COL. S.O. JONES' and the date '7-8-40'. It is also stamped '10018' and 'A36'.

Samuel Owen Jones was born in Frankston, Victoria in August 1905. He was educated at Warracknabeal High School and then at the University of Melbourne. On graduation he joined the Postmaster General's Office in an engineering capacity and worked there from 1927 until his enlistment in the AIF on 20 October 1939. From 1939 to 1941 Jones served abroad as Lieutenant Colonel commanding a divisional signal unit. From 1941-42 he was Chief Signal Officer of the Australian home forces and from 1942-45 was the director of Radio and Signal Supplies in the Ministry of Munitions. He was discharged from the Army on 18 July 1945.

• Service dress trousers : Lieutenant Colonel S O Jones