RAAF Winter service dress tunic : Flying Officer C K Flockhart, 619 Squadron, RAF

RAAF blue officer's 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 blackened brass RAAF buttons, those on the breast having three pointed flaps, while those at the waist are square. A small inset pocket is located above the right waist pocket. The tunic has an internal pocket over the left breast. A white cotton label sewn inside this pocket reads 'CARR, SON & WOOR LTD 9, SAVILE ROW, LONDON. W.1.' and is marked in black ink 'NOV 1944 F/O. C.K.FLOCKART RAAF'. Above the left breast pocket is a pair of blue and white embroidered RAAF pilot's wings. The rank insignia of a Flying Officer (single narrow ring) is carried on each lower sleeve, along with an oxidised brass eagle and crown. At each shoulder is an embroidered blue 'AUSTRALIA' title. The tunic is closed by four large blackened brass RAAF buttons, and belted at the waist. The self fabric belt is buttoned to the rear of the tunic and has a blackened steel buckle with two metal claws.

This tunic belonged to 428679 Flying Officer Colin Kelvin Flockhart. Flockhart, a bank officer from Sydney, was born in Ashfield, NSW in February 1924 and enlisted in the RAAF on 10 October 1942. He was killed in action over France on 8 January 1945 while serving with 619 Squadron, Royal Air Force. He is buried in St Corneille Cemetery.