Royal Army Medical Corps Uniform

Hi,

I have just signed up and already I need a little help. I have bought a Royal Army Medical Corp Uniform which I would like to date. Our small local museum is having a war exhibition in the summer and I want to know if this uniform would be OK to display or if there were great differences between the war uniform and the later version. Anyway here goes -
It is a dress uniform, dark navy with dark burgundy trimmings. The collar is stand-up with 2 bi-coloured badges which have the Latin inscription. The buttons are quite shiny with the snake inside what looks like a surrounding laurel wreath and a crown on the top. The buttons and buckle are almost a copper colour and very shiny. The label states that it is made by 'Uniform Clothing and Equipment Co' London E.C.1. The label has a picture on the right hand side of a young soldier giving a salute with the letter 'U' in a circle on his chest.

Essentially I think this may be a post-war uniform but would it have been any different during the war period.

Many thanks for your help.

 

Pictures please

 

Hi,
I'm not great on the photography scene so it might take a while before I accomplish this task. in the meantime if anyone can tell me if there were significant uniform changes after the war it would be a starting point. Thanks

 

Hi,
I'm not great on the photography scene so it might take a while before I accomplish this task. in the meantime if anyone can tell me if there were significant uniform changes after the war it would be a starting point. Thanks

 

Hi,

Could someone move this into the 'uniforms' section. I'm not quite sure exactly where I have put this request !!!! Thanks

 

Coco, it sounds like the No1 Dress uniform which became standard in the late '60s, with regimental variations.
Is this it?
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Current-Issue-RAMC-Royal-Army-Medical-Corp-Complete-No1-Dress-Uniform-100cm-reg-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/pwwAAMXQWzNShldQ/$_35.JPG
Don't think there were any Dress uniforms in wartime, battledress was decreed standard dress for all occasions for the duration.

 

Has the badge got a King's Crown or a Queen's Crown?

 

Hi,

Yes to the photo provided by 'The Historian '- it looks just like that. Which means I suppose that it is not suitable for WW2 display, sadly. By the way,what is the difference between No 1 and No 2 uniforms ? I see this given places and I have no clue what It means !!!! Thanks for all your help

 

This might help-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army_Uniform
In WW2, battledress was the only uniform worn for all occasions in Western Europe. Highland regiments often paraded in kilts.
Regimental headgear was worn with it, or the Field Service (forage) cap, or later in the war, the ridiculous-looking General Service (GS) cap.
Try and get a hold of this book-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Army-Uniforms-Insignia-World/dp/185409159X
it's pretty authoritative.
And don't waste time trying to put together a display where all the clothing items match; it didn't happen in wartime. Even BD made in the UK differed in shades of Khaki; uniforms made in Canada, NZ and India used finer wool and was more green-looking, that made in the US tended towards darker brown.
Both patterns of uniform - 1937 and 1941- were issued and can be seen being worn together. Factor in a combination of uniforms from any of the above sources, and regardless to what anyone tells you, lack of uniformity is actually pretty accurate. There was a war on!

 

He was referring to No1 dress, Lou.

 

For an officer Battledress as already mentioned or service dress could be worn, OR's would only wear the battledress uniform. It does sound like it is the post war dress (no1) jacket/tunic and not used during the WW2.

An other ranks Battledress blouse would looklike thislate war example of mine.


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Greeting to all out there! I'm new to this forum and an ex RAMC squaddie. So this will sound odd. Can anyone explain why I have a photograph pre 1950 with a junior nco wearing his lanyard on the left side? Through out my service we always wore our lanyard on the right side. I've checked the photo and theres no tampering and its not a bad negative putting every thing in reverse so please any and all answers will be accepted. Don't worry you should see some of the explainations I had so don't be afraid!!
I look forward to a long and educating time with you all. Saying that I send you all my very best. Warriordoc2.

 

Welcome to the forums! Not an expert, so I can only suggest a change in regulations postwar.