DPDU shirt : Warrant Officer Class Two J McGregor, Australian Army

Australian Defence Force issue long sleeved Disruptive Pattern Desert Uniform (DPDU) shirt. Above the right side shirt pocket is a 25mm wide Velcro backed dark brown and bone coloured embroidered name tape with the name 'McGREGOR'. On the right upper sleeve is a 56mm x 80mm Velcro backed dark brown, bone and white machine embroidered badge featuring a skull wearing sunglasses, backed by a pair of crossed bones and the Southern Cross. At the bottom of the badge is embroidered 'SBS BAGHDAD'. On the upper left sleeve is a 53mm x 74mm Velcro backed full colour machine embroidered Australian flag with 'AUSTRALIA' embroidered below in blue. Both sleeves feature a black embroidered rank badge for Warrant Officer Class Two (WO2) on the pocket.

This DPDU uniform was worn in Iraq by Warrant Officer Class Two (WO2) James McGregor. WO2 McGregor served with the Australian National Headquarters (HQJTF 633) in Saddam Hussein's Presidential Palace North from July 2003 to January 2004. His duties included management of material throughout the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) and he also acted as local site administrator for logistic systems. The distinctive patch worn on the right sleeve was a specific unit patch which was designed in Iraq by WO2 McGregor. Only twenty examples of this particular "skull and crossbones" badge were made and issued. As there was a Lake surrounding the palace, members of WO2 McGregor's unit commandeered a small metal powered runabout boat, known colloquially as a "tinnie". The "tinnie" was used as an improvised ferry service for staff between the Headquarters building and the shore. The unit nicknamed themselves the "Special Boat Service", hence the abbreviation "SBS BAGHDAD" on the embroided badge. Incidentially, there is a British Special Forces unit known by the same name and abbreviation. This type of desert camouflage uniform pattern was specifically researched and developed for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and introduced into the ADF in 2002 where it saw its debut during Operation 'Slipper' in Afghanistan. A more yellow coloured base shade was introduced into this camouflage pattern in time for Operation 'Falconer' in Iraq in early 2003.

• DPDU trousers : Warrant Officer Class Two J McGregor, Australian Army