Blue battledress blouse : Flying Officer J D Musgrove, 576 Squadron, RAF

RAAF battledress blouse with fold down collar and two pleated patch breast pockets with concealed button closure. The blouse fastens down the centre by five black plastic buttons, and at the throat by a pair of hooks and eyes. The belted waist is gathered and fastened by a blackened brass buckle. The cuffs of the sleeve are fastened by concealed buttons. The blouse also has a strap on each shoulder secured by a black plastic button. The inside of the collar, cuffs, waist and placket are lined with a dark blue cotton fabric. The fabric lining the rear waistband has two button holes for securing the trousers. There is a side opening internal pocket on the left hand side. A white cotton label stitched inside the right side reads 'WAR SERVICE DRESS BLOUSE, R.A.A.F. Size No 8' followed by sizing and makers details, a Broad Arrow, and the date '1944'. Written over this in black ink is 'A.432537 Musgrove J.' A black ink War Department stamp is inside the right hand placket.

Worn by 432537 Flying Officer John Dennison Musgrove. He was born in Sydney in March 1924 and enlisted in the RAAF on 2 January 1943. He trained under the Empire Air Training Scheme, completing a course with No 8 Royal Canadian Air Force Gunners and Bomb Aimers School. He then served with 576 Squadron, RAF. He returned to Australia and was discharged on 23 November 1945.