Safari-style 'Aertex' jacket : Corporal E R Baker 101 Wireless Regiment / 7 Signals Regiment

Short sleeved British Army issue jungle green 'Aertex' cotton 'safari' jacket. The jacket is closed by four brown plastic buttons with no provision for a fastening at the collar. Shoulder straps are also secured by brown plastic buttons. The sleeves have no cuffs, and may have been modified from a standard long sleeved example. Each carries a cloth formation patch below the shoulder. On the right is a printed cotton patch featuring a winged shield on a light and dark blue background, the badge of HQ Far East Land Forces (FARELF). The left sleeve carries an embroidered 'AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES' Rising Sun badge in gold, red and black cotton on an olive green background. Below the formation patch on each sleeve are a pair of corporal's rank chevrons made from white cotton tape sewn onto green Aertex cotton backing. The two breast patch pockets are pleated and have pointed button flap closures. The waist pockets are unpleated have large unsecured flaps. An external belt forms an integral part of the back of the jacket, and unusually, the loose ends have been retained in place, although the buckle has been removed. A green cotton label stitched under the right hand waist pocket reads: 'JACKETS BUSH (S.C.C 15) GREEN, 1950 Pattern Size 5' Below this are further size details, the manufacturer's marking 'GUISE (Leeds) Ltd.', a Broad Arrow, and the date '1954'. The size marking '5' is also stamped in black ink above the label. 'SCC 15' relates to the British standard camouflage colour, Number 15 being a jungle green.

Associated with 1/3077 Corporal Edmund Rees Baker, who served with sub units of 101 Wireless Regiment and 7 Signals Regiment (including 210 Signal Squadron and 121 Signal Squadron) in Malaya between 1955-58 and again between 1961-62. Most Australians serving in this theatre chose to remove the integral waist belt (and often the waist pockets) from the safari jacket, enabling it to be worn tucked in as a shirt, but unusually, Corporal Baker retained both belt and pockets.

• Trousers : Corporal E Baker 101 Wireless Regiment / 7 Signals Regiment