United Kingdom. A Royal Navy Lieutenant's Working Dress Jacket, with Visor Cap and Cover, c. 1945 Hold with adjustable white cotton drawstring

with adjustable white cotton drawstring loop through waistband

Thirteen years later

White silk with the red sun insignia silk screened in the centre

5mm (l) x 28mm (width of throat)

with a chip evident to the enamel of the six o’clock arm

United Kingdom. A Royal Navy Lieutenant's Working Dress Jacket, with Visor Cap and Cover, c. 1945 Hold with adjustable white cotton drawstringA very well preserved Royal Navy (RN) working dress jacket to a decorated serviceman of the Second World War, constructed of dark navy blue wool cloth. It features a turned down collar and shoulder which are flanked by boards constructed of identical wool with rigid cores. Each measuring 50 mm (w) x 130 mm (l), the boards are topped by rayon cloth Lieutenant rank insignia and are secured in position with stitching at the outer edge of the shoulders,